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    COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AND THE WHOLE OSCE COMMUNITY SUPPORTS THE EFFORTS OF THE OSCE MINSK GROUP AND READINESS OF ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN TO SETTLE THE NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT

    ARMENPRESS
    DECEMBER 1, 2009
    ATHENS

    ATHENS, DECEMBER 1, ARMENPRESS: The OSCE Ministerial Council in
    summarizing the works of the gathering in Athens must state that the
    Council of Ministers and the whole OSCE community supports the efforts
    of the OSCE Minsk Group and readiness of Armenia and Azerbaijan to
    settle the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, OSCE acting chairman, Greek
    Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Georgiou Papandreou said in the
    opening speech of the Ministerial Council, pointing out the essential
    work of the Minsk Group.

    "Thanks to the efforts of Greek chairmanship the process of settlement
    of the conflict has not stopped, last week in Munich the meeting of the
    Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents took place," the acting chairman
    said, expressing special gratitude to his personal representative
    Andrzej Kasprzyk for the efforts which promote the peaceful regulation
    of the Karabakh conflict, consolidation of cease-fire regime.

    "There still remains a lot to do for reaching the settlement. This
    issue is dealt not only by the establishment's authorized body, not
    only by the co-chairs, but we - all the OSCE countries - must think
    what steps to undertake to stabilize the situation," he pointed out.

    In his speech he assessed the readiness of Armenia and Turkey to
    normalize relations as a courageous decision. "This decision was not
    made easily but it was possible to reach such a courageous step,"
    Papandreou said.

    The Greek prime minister said that there cannot be a more convenient
    place to give new impetus to the establishment and that is why all
    the member states came to participate in the session, sharing the
    viewpoint of the Greek chairmanship which is necessary for reaching
    serious results.

    President of Greece Karolos Papoulias, considering the gathering as an
    important political event, noted that Greece, as a chairing country,
    initiated the Corfu process and in spite of the progress still there
    is much to be done. Not all the disputes have been overcome.

    December 2 Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan will deliver
    a speech. Bilateral meetings of heads of delegations are expected to
    take place. The issue of the 2012 chairmanship of the establishment
    will be discussed too.

    December 2 the results of the session will be summed up by foreign
    ministers of Finland, Greece and Kazakhstan.
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