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  • BAKU: Co-Chairs Of OSCE Minsk Group Again Made Statement

    CO-CHAIRS OF OSCE MINSK GROUP AGAIN MADE STATEMENT
    Author: E.Huseynov

    TREND, Azerbaijan
    July 3 2006

    The Co-Chairs continue to believe that the proposals developed
    through the past two years of negotiations hold the best potential for
    achieving a just and lasting settlement of the conflict, Trend reports
    with reference to the July 3 statement of the co-chairs of OSCE Minsk
    Group on regulation of Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

    Co-chairs confirmed that it is time for Azerbaijani and Armenians
    Presidents to make initiative for reaching a comprehensive agreement
    in the process of regulation, and the co-chairs are ready to make
    contribution to the sides to conclude the agreement if the Presidents
    indicate they are prepared to do so. Although no additional meetings
    between the sides under the auspices of the co-chairs are planned for
    the immediate future, they will be ready to reengage if the parties
    decide to pursue the talks with the political will that has thus far
    been lacking.

    It was stated in the statement that the proposals presented to the
    Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents may lead to a long-term settlement
    of the conflict. The principles are based on the redeployment of
    Armenian troops from Azerbaijani territories around Nagorno-Karabakh,
    with special modalities for Kelbajar and Lachin districts (including
    a corridor between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh), demilitarization
    of those territories, and a referendum or population vote -- at a
    date and in a manner to be decided through further negotiations -- to
    determine the final legal status of Nagorno-Karabakh. Then, deployment
    of an international peacekeeping force and a joint commission for
    implementation of the agreement would be established, and international
    assistance would be made available for demining, reconstruction,
    and resettlement of internally displaced persons in the formerly
    occupied territories and the war-affected regions of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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