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June 26 2010
The presidents of Russia, the United States and France issued a joint
statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
26.06.2010 21:59
The presidents of Russia, the United States and France during G 8
summit in Canada issued a joint statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, which called on the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to
accelerate work on the Main principles of settlement of the conflict
in order to begin drafting a Peace agreement, RIA Novosti reported.
"Currently, the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan should make one
more step and finalize the Main principles in order to be able to
begin peace agreement draft", - said in the statement of Dmitry
Medvedev, Barack Obama and Nicolas Sarkozy, which they took as heads
of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair states.
The three presidents instructed the ministers and the mediators to
"continue actively promote Armenia and Azerbaijan, to overcome the
existing differences in preparation for a joint meeting on the margins
of the informal ministerial forum of OSCE in Almaty."
The leaders of Russia, the USA and France reaffirmed their commitment
to support the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia to finish
reconcilement on the Main principles of the settlement.
The statement noted that the heads of states - co-chairs of the Minsk
Group have been considered as an important step towards the
recognition by both parties of the fact that the settlement must be
based on several principles, among which, returning of the territories
surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, an interim status for Nagorno-Karabakh
providing guarantees of security and self-government; corridor linking
Armenia with Nagorno- Karabakh.
The final legal determination of future status of Nagorno Karabakh "by
a legally binding will of its people, the right of all refugees and
internal displaced persons to return to their former homes,
international guarantees of security, including peacekeeping
operations" is among these principles.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994.
The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. -
are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh region and the
occupied territories.
From: A. Papazian
June 26 2010
The presidents of Russia, the United States and France issued a joint
statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
26.06.2010 21:59
The presidents of Russia, the United States and France during G 8
summit in Canada issued a joint statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, which called on the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to
accelerate work on the Main principles of settlement of the conflict
in order to begin drafting a Peace agreement, RIA Novosti reported.
"Currently, the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan should make one
more step and finalize the Main principles in order to be able to
begin peace agreement draft", - said in the statement of Dmitry
Medvedev, Barack Obama and Nicolas Sarkozy, which they took as heads
of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair states.
The three presidents instructed the ministers and the mediators to
"continue actively promote Armenia and Azerbaijan, to overcome the
existing differences in preparation for a joint meeting on the margins
of the informal ministerial forum of OSCE in Almaty."
The leaders of Russia, the USA and France reaffirmed their commitment
to support the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia to finish
reconcilement on the Main principles of the settlement.
The statement noted that the heads of states - co-chairs of the Minsk
Group have been considered as an important step towards the
recognition by both parties of the fact that the settlement must be
based on several principles, among which, returning of the territories
surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, an interim status for Nagorno-Karabakh
providing guarantees of security and self-government; corridor linking
Armenia with Nagorno- Karabakh.
The final legal determination of future status of Nagorno Karabakh "by
a legally binding will of its people, the right of all refugees and
internal displaced persons to return to their former homes,
international guarantees of security, including peacekeeping
operations" is among these principles.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994.
The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. -
are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh region and the
occupied territories.
From: A. Papazian