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    Bryza: Elections do not hinder negotiations on Karabakh

    Regnum, Russia
    July 31, 2006

    "I see there is a political will to solve the question; philosophy
    laid in the basis of our proposals, is acceptable," OSCE Minsk Group
    US co-Chair Matthew Bryza stated to Radio Liberty after his meeting
    with Armenian President Robert Kocharyan.

    Speaking on proposals' details, he stressed that there are questions,
    connected with Kelbajar and Lachin, as well as conducting a
    referendum. Matthew Bryza confirmed that, according to OSCE MG
    co-chairs, Nagorno Karabakh people should solve the question of
    Karabakh's status itself. "However, the question is who should be
    considered to be Karabakh people. There are people, who lived there
    in 1988 and who wish to participate in the referendum too," Mr. Bryza
    stated. "All these questions should be processed as a part of single
    package." "Principles, which are now on the negotiation table, are no
    agreement. They are just principles, proposals. Hence, an agreement
    is unavoidable, if there is no such yet," he stressed.

    Answering a question, whether there is a chance to reach an agreement
    within this year or whether the question will be postponed till 2009,
    Mr. Bryza said: "Of course, there is a chance. It would be favorable
    for presidents of both countries to appear at the elections with a
    settled problem. However, elections do not prevent from negotiations.

    Simply, the question is much easier to be solved, when political
    processes are not escalated." At the same time, the US diplomat
    stressed that the OSCE MG is ready to act until parties seriously
    consider the talks: "We see that our friends in Armenia consider the
    question quite seriously."

    Mentioning situation with democracy in Armenia, Mr. Bryza said:
    "We hope that Armenia moves in a right direction. The US-Armenian
    relations will be the stronger; the Armenian democracy will be
    stronger. Armenia's participation in the Millennium Challenge Program
    is the best evidence for the US to be sure that Armenia is moving
    forward on a democratic way. Democracy is a process."
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