NEGOTIATIONS ON SOLUTION OF NK PROBLEM UNDERWAY – STEVEN MANN
Author: R.Abdullayev
TREND Information, Azerbaijan
March 14 2006
Neither now, nor 20 years later the military way will not become
the final one in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
Trend reports quoting Steven Mann, the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair
(the USA), as saying at a news conference on Tuesday.
He noted that though the USA expressed dissatisfaction with failure
of expected result in the negotiations of the Azerbaijani and Armenian
Presidents in Rambue, the process continues.
According to Mann, the USA maintains good relations with the both
countries and doesn’t regard military way as acceptable. “This conflict
is due to be solved on the base of bilateral agreement,” he added.
The co-chair noted that some moments disturbing the sides were due
to be reflected in the final agreement. According to Mann, choosing
military way, Azerbaijan is due to answer some questions such as what
will happen to the financial revenues into the energy sector or what
will the further fate of the existing borders.
In reply to the question on the reasons for non-imposing of sanctions
in regard to Armenia by Washington, Mann said that the Nagorno-Karabakh
problem may be solved only on bilateral agreement and that was the
position of the USA.