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    WITHDRAWAL OF ARMENIAN ARMED FORCES FROM CONFLICT ZONE WOULD RELAX TENSION IN REGION

    Baku Today, Azerbaijan
    July 1 2006

    The Co-chairs of OSCE Minsk Group have led the peaceful dialogue to
    a certain stage after which the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia
    should make a decision, Mathew Bryza, the USA state secretary advisor
    on Europe and Eurasia, co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group, told in his
    interview with Radio Liberty, Trend reports.

    "My words may urge people to create a condition for healthy debates
    in the region," told Brysa.

    "I am surprised not at the debates, but at the issue that several
    persons who are not familiar with the recent statement of co-chairs
    of Minsk group in Vienna gave a rapid reaction to the meeting. In
    the statement of co-chair, everything was stated obviously, but my
    statement was shorter and common," Bryza added.

    Bryza answered the question "May your peaceful plan statement be
    considered part of the strategy on beginning of debates?" that "May
    be yes or may be no. I only gave information on happening events. The
    document offered to the Permanent Council of OSCE is open for society."

    "Co-chairs of Minsk Group used all their abilities and energy to
    prepare a "framework agreement" where the main principles of settlement
    found their reflections. The president need time to make a decision on
    the agreement," stressed Bryza. I'm very energetic and familiar with
    the leaders enough. We will continue working with them and don't state
    that the process has been ceased forever. However, we want to note
    that the dialogue was held till the definite level, after which the
    heads of the conflict countries should themselves take a resolution.

    Touching on the contradictory statements on the conducting of
    referendum on the status of Nagorno-Karabakh, American co-chair noted
    that the sides couldn't come to an agreement on main principles of
    the solution. Therefore, both presidents take responsibility that
    no agreement was reached up to now. "I cannot say which president
    takes greater responsibility. The presidents may declare that an
    agreement was reached on the main principles or may announce that
    the agreement was made changes and a packet plan will be prepared,"
    told new co-chair.

    At the same time Bryza noted that he withdrawal of the Armenian armed
    forces from the conflict zone, undoubtedly, increase the tension in
    the region. "Therefore, the issue is important element of the major
    principles of resolution. However, stating to Armenians that withdraw
    the arms from the region and it will relax the tension in the region
    and we will achieve the desired. The Armenians will go to it, if they
    will receive anything in exchange. That is the major principle. The
    experts are right -the withdrawal of the Armenian armed forces will
    relax the tension. But they should receive something in exchange.

    Therefore, the heads of state ought to take a difficult resolution.

    Bryza noted that the demilitarization of the region will be
    accompanied with national voting or referendum on future status of
    Nagorno-Karabakh.

    The problem is linked with coordination of the time parameters for
    withdrawal or re-dislocation of Armenian forces with the status of
    Karabakh. That's the major problem complicating the process.

    In the end Bryza voiced his hope that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
    will be included in the agenda of the meeting of G8 in St-Petersburg.

    The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that the issue will
    be under discussion. "We'd like the issue to be included in the agenda
    of the meeting," the adviser to the US Secretary of State in Europe
    and Eurasia, said.
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