U.S. SUPPORTS THREE PRESIDENTS’ DECLARATION ON KARABAKH – U.S. DIPLOMAT
Interfax News Agency
Nov 3 2008
Russia
The United States totally supports the declaration on the Karabakh
conflict resolution, passed by Russian, Azerbaijan and Armenian
leaders in Moscow the day earlier, U.S. co- chairman of the OSCE
(Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) Minsk Group
Matthew Bryza told the Azeri television channel ANS on Monday.
The U.S. co-chairman said his country totally supports the document
that shows that both presidents are able to work hard to resolve
this conflict.
Substantial talks have began between the Azeri and Armenian presidents,
who until now were not prepared to make any major decision as they
did not know well each other, he said.
But now they got to know each other well and are ready to make serious
decisions, the diplomat said.
The declaration passed the day earlier calls for the need for both
conflicting parties to continue their cooperation with the Minsk
Group and to make efforts resolve the conflict peacefully, the
U.S. diplomat said.
Everything in the declaration coincides with the basic principles,
he said.
This document is the green light for the Minsk Group co-chairmen
because it openly supports both presidents, he said.
The declaration should speed up talks between the president and the
conflict settlement process, Bryza said.