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OSCE MEDIATORS DISCUSS KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT WITH NKR PRESIDENT
Yerkir
02.03.2009 15:33
Yerevan (Yerkir) - OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Matthew Bryza (USA),
Bernard Fassier (France) and Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia) discussed the
settlement of the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict with Karabakh leader
Bako Sahakyan in Stepanakert on 28 February. The meeting lasted for
over three hours. The details of the talks have not disclosed.
A wide range of issues related to the conflict settlement was
discussed.
"Bako Sahakyan stressed that without restoring the full format of
the talks and without a full-fledged participation of the Nagornyy
Karabakh republic, it would be impossible to reach a comprehensive
settlement of the conflict.
The co-chairs too said that the agreement and the participation of the
Karabakh people are necessary for a final settlement of the conflict,"
a statement by the NKR presidential staff says. Sahakyan also spoke
of the anti-Armenian and belligerent propaganda of Azerbaijan.
According to Russian mediator Yuri Merzlyakov, the mediators had
spoke of "the new opportunities we saw following the results of the
latest meeting of the Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents." Answering
a question on the possible settlement of the conflict in 2009, Yuri
Merzlyakov said it is difficult to make predictions. "I always say that
objective conditions to reach a settlement of the conflict are there
and the subjective ones don't seem to be present yet," Merzlyakov said.
The mediators will meet with the Armenian leadership in Yerevan today.
Yerkir
02.03.2009 15:33
Yerevan (Yerkir) - OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Matthew Bryza (USA),
Bernard Fassier (France) and Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia) discussed the
settlement of the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict with Karabakh leader
Bako Sahakyan in Stepanakert on 28 February. The meeting lasted for
over three hours. The details of the talks have not disclosed.
A wide range of issues related to the conflict settlement was
discussed.
"Bako Sahakyan stressed that without restoring the full format of
the talks and without a full-fledged participation of the Nagornyy
Karabakh republic, it would be impossible to reach a comprehensive
settlement of the conflict.
The co-chairs too said that the agreement and the participation of the
Karabakh people are necessary for a final settlement of the conflict,"
a statement by the NKR presidential staff says. Sahakyan also spoke
of the anti-Armenian and belligerent propaganda of Azerbaijan.
According to Russian mediator Yuri Merzlyakov, the mediators had
spoke of "the new opportunities we saw following the results of the
latest meeting of the Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents." Answering
a question on the possible settlement of the conflict in 2009, Yuri
Merzlyakov said it is difficult to make predictions. "I always say that
objective conditions to reach a settlement of the conflict are there
and the subjective ones don't seem to be present yet," Merzlyakov said.
The mediators will meet with the Armenian leadership in Yerevan today.