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    Yuri Merzlyakov: "Participation of Nagorno Karabakh in the process of talks
    might be needed"

    01 April 2005 [15:24] - Today.Az

    "OSCE Minsk Group has already determined some components of the regulation
    of Nagorno Karabakh conflict. In the last talks this is being looked into
    and the sides generally do not object the suggested plan. But enough
    difference is seen in the positions of the sides of conflict within various
    details".

    This was stated by the co-chairman of OSCE Minsk Group from Russia Yuri
    Merzlyakov in his exclusive interview to APA.

    "The sides should come to an agreement, without that the matters of
    improvement in the process of talks as well as the regulation of the
    conflict will not be achieved". Merzlyakov evaluated the offers about the
    participation of separatist regime activating in Nagorno Karabakh in the
    process of talks.

    "Once, three-sided format of the talks might be needed to be returned to.
    There are some details the solutions of which are impossible without the
    participation Nagorno Karabakh". Concerning the participation of Azerbaijani
    community of Nagorno Karabakh in the talks as the side, Russian diplomat
    considers that, this community in the talks is represented by Azerbaijan.

    Co-chairman of Minsk group also expressed his attitudes about the listening
    within the regulation of Nagorno Karabakh conflict in the Parliament of
    Armenia. It must be mentioned that, Minister of Defense making a speech in
    the parliament Serj Sarkisyan used attitudes like "The independence of
    Nagorno Karabakh is the greatest compromise that Armenia does not accept,
    the next compromise will be permission for holding referendum in Nagorno
    Karabakh".

    Yuri Merzlyakov stated that, such opinions do not have so great importance
    for them. "We cooperate with supreme authority structures of the sides of
    conflict in the matter of the regulation of conflict, the attitudes of the
    presidents are important for us". Regular violation of ceasefire in contact
    line seriously worries the cochairs of OSCE Minsk Group. Y.Merzlyakov called
    the application of both Azerbaijan and Armenia to UNO with the accusations
    of ceasefire violation the rights of the sides and stated that possibilities
    for stabilizing the situation are still present.

    "The mandate of the representative of OSCE chairman Anzhei Kaspshik is not
    to find out the ones violating the ceasefire, but to help the stability to
    be achieved. It is not possible to hold permanent monitoring in the contact
    line of forces. This may be realized by international observers. But in that
    case, first of all, the sides must come to an agreement on the placing
    international peace-loving forces in the contact line if one of the sides
    does not let it happen, placing peace-loving forces in the front line will
    be impossible". It must be mentioned that, state leader Ilham Aliyev stated
    that, whether the meeting of the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan will
    happen or not, depends on the meeting of MFA leaders.

    Yuri Merzlyakov stated that, co chairs of OSCE Minsk group keeps great hope
    to the results of the meeting of Azerbaijan and Armenia presidents to be
    held in Moscow. "Ministers can't solve everything, some times political
    decisions must be made in supreme level for moving some distance. The
    purpose is that, the presidents should give impulse to the talks to be
    continued, orders to ministers, direction to mediators, should show the
    direction of the works to be done by us.This meeting to happen is very
    important for co-chairs".

    According to Y.Merzlyakov, co chairs visited Lyublyana on March 18, met with
    the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, current chairman of OSCE Dmitri
    Rupel. The meeting happened some time before visit of Rupel to South
    Caucasus. "We agreed with the visit of OSCE chairman to Azerbaijan and
    Armenia. We asked OSCE chairman especially to stress the importance of the
    coming talks during his meeting with the presidents of Azerbaijan and
    Armenia".




    URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/18901.html
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