BERNARD FASSIER: DISCUSSIONS HELD IN ARMENIA WERE VERY CONSTRUCTIVE
ArmInfo
2009-07-08 19:35:00
The discussions held in Armenia were very constructive, French Co-chair
of the OSCE Minsk Group Bernard Fassier said at a press-conference,
Wednesday. He expressed hope that the Minsk Group’s meetings in Baku
will also pass in this spirit.
He pointed out that they held 2 meetings with Armenian Foreign
Minister Edvard Nalbandian and a meeting with Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan, and their main goal was to prepare the meeting of Armenian
and Azerbaijani presidents in Moscow on July 17. Another meeting
with Nalbandian will be held today. "We are here after the meetings
of the two countries’ presidents in Paris to prepare the meeting of
presidents in Moscow. And we received Serzh Sargsyan’s consent for
this",- Fassier said and added that this will be the sixth meeting over
the . He thinks this shows that the presidents have some things to
discuss. According to the French co-chair, one shouldn’t assess each
meeting of the presidents separately, but consider this process as
an entire process. The talks are currently at a very important stage.
During the meeting in Prague, the OSCE co-chairs and the presidents
identified several provisions of Madrid proposals to move
forward. These opportunities were specified early in St.Petersburg
in June. Fassier expressed hope that this process will be specified
in Moscow in a week. He pointed out that the Madrid principles are
a list of about 15 main issues.
Discussions on 2-3 issues were held in Prague and St.Petersburg,
and the co-chairs hope to complete the discussions on these issues
in Moscow and start discussions on new items.
Fassier also pointed out that they were planning to visit Karabakh
as well, but they failed to do this due to the unfavorable weather
conditions.
Nevertheless, the co-chairs had a conversation with Nagorno-Karabakh
President Bako Sahakyan. "Next time we’ll try to go to Karabakh by
land",- Fassier concluded.