‘IN SOME AREAS, PROGRESS WAS MADE,’ OSCE CO-CHAIRS ON SARGSYAN-ALIYEV MEETING
Tert
Nov 23 2009
Armenia
OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, Ambassadors Yury Merzlyakov of Russia,
Bernard Fassier of France, and Robert Bradtke of the United States,
released the following statement today:
"President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of Armenia Serzh
Sargsyan met on November 22, 2009, at the residence of the French
Consul General in Munich at the initiative of OSCE Minsk Group
Co-Chairs Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov (Russian "Azerbaijani Foreign
Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Armenian Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian also participated in the talks, as well as the personal
representative of the OSCE Chair-in-Office Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk.
"During this meeting, the sixth such meeting this year, the two
presidents engaged in a detailed and in-depth discussion of the most
important unresolved points in the co-chairs’ proposals. The talks,
which lasted almost four hours, were constructive. In some areas,
progress was made. At the same time, some issues still remain open.
Federation), Ambassador Bernard Fassier (France), and Ambassador
Robert Bradtke (United States).
"The presidents instructed their foreign ministers to continue working
with the co-chairs on these matters. As a next step, the co-chairs
are organizing a working session with the two ministers in advance
of the OSCE Ministerial Council, which will take place December 1-2
in Athens."