Bernard Fassier Does Not Exclude Possibility Of Nagorno Karabakh's P

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BERNARD FASSIER DOES NOT EXCLUDE POSSIBILITY OF NAGORNO KARABAKH'S PARTICIPATION IN NEGOTIATIONS

Noyan Tapan
Mar 12 2007

YEREVAN, MARCH 12, NOYAN TAPAN. "We should not only continue, but
also deepen meetings with Arkady Ghoukassian." OSCE Minsk Group
French Co-chair Bernard Fassier stated this at the March 12 press
conference held immediately after his meeting with NKR President
Arkady Ghoukassian. He reported that the whole complex of important
issues, including the issue of return of refugees to the places
of their permanent residence, was discussed during the meeting with
A. Ghoukassian. In his words, the circumstance that representatives of
Nagorno Karabakh do not take part in the negotiations process is not
the decision of OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs. "I know that formerly
Nagorno Karabakh participated in the negotiations, but before I
assumed my powers in the Minsk Group.

Now this practice has changed. Certainly, when they speak about the
status of Nagorno Karabakh, they cannot discuss this issue without
people living in Nagorno Karabakh," B. Fassier stated.