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    OSCE MINSK GROUP ISSUES STATEMENT

    Noyan Tapan
    Dec 1, 2009

    ATHENS, 1 DECEMBER, NOYAN TAPAN. The Heads of Delegation of the OSCE
    Minsk Group, Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov,
    Foreign Minister of France Bernard Kouchner, and Deputy Secretary of
    State of the United States James Steinberg, released the following
    statement today:

    "The Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries,
    Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov, Foreign
    Minister of France Bernard Kouchner, and Deputy Secretary of State of
    the United States James Steinberg met in Athens on December 1 with
    the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov and Foreign
    Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian.

    The five Heads of Delegation recalled the commitments in the November
    2008 Moscow Declaration and the December 2008 Helsinki OSCE Ministerial
    Statement. They noted the positive dynamic in the talks, demonstrated
    through six meetings this year between the Presidents of Armenia
    and Azerbaijan. They agreed that the increasing frequency of these
    meetings has significantly contributed to an enhanced dialogue between
    the parties and forward movement toward finalizing the Basic Principles
    for the Peaceful Settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, proposed
    in Madrid on November 29, 2007.

    Foreign Ministers Lavrov and Kouchner and Deputy Secretary Steinberg
    reiterated the commitment of their countries, as expressed in the Joint
    Statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict at the L'Aquila Summit of
    the Eight on July 10, issued by their three Presidents, to support the
    leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan as they complete work on the Basic
    Principles and urged that the parties complete this work as soon as
    possible. They stressed that agreement on the Basic Principles would
    provide the framework for a comprehensive settlement to promote a
    future of peace, stability, and prosperity for the entire region.

    The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan reported on progress
    during the course of this year in achieving common understandings on
    points of the Basic Principles. They stated the willingness of their
    countries to complete work on the Basic Principles, as stipulated by
    the Presidents of the Co-Chair countries at L'Aquila. The Ministers
    reaffirmed their commitment to work intensively to resolve the
    remaining issues, to reach an agreement based, in particular, upon
    the principles of the Helsinki Final Act of Non-Use of Force or
    Threat of Force, Territorial Integrity, and the Equal Rights and
    Self-Determination of Peoples."
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