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  • UN GA to Debate Karabakh? No Way to Cure the Matter, Russian FM

    RIA NOVOSTI, Russia
    Nov. 1, 2004

    UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO DEBATE KARABAKH? NO WAY TO CURE THE MATTER,
    WARNS RUSSIA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY


    MOSCOW, November 1 (RIA Novosti) - The United Nations General Assembly
    supposes to take up the Karabakh issue. The prospect will certainly not
    encourage negotiations on the problem-laden Azeri territory populated
    by Armenians for centuries. The opinion comes from Russia's Ministry of
    Foreign Affairs press and information department. It spoke up after an
    initiative came to add "Developments in the Occupied Areas of
    Azerbaijan" to the General Assembly agenda.

    "The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk group, Russia among them, abstained as
    the issue was put to vote. As we see it, the initiative for debates
    parallel to an OSCE discussion will hardly be beneficial for the
    negotiations." The vote shows the world's majority to share Russian
    diplomats' point, say ministerial PR.

    "As for the Karabakh settlement negotiations, Russia is known to be
    interested in the problem solved as soon as possible. Russia is
    promoting settlement in every possible way, be it through bilateral
    efforts or as Minsk group co-chair on the Organisation for Security and
    Cooperation in Europe," stresses the Foreign Ministry. The Minsk group
    format helps to settle whatever aspects of the Karabakh conflict, and
    to ensure the peace cause making progress, is Moscow's opinion.

    A recent Armenian-Azeri presidential summit highlighted a chance to
    resume negotiations for a mutually acceptable solution, points out the
    Foreign Ministry.
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