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MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS ISSUE STATEMENT
news.am
Oct 14 2010
Armenia
OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs released a statement on October 14. NEWS.am
posts the full text.
"The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs carried out their planned
Field Assessment Mission to the occupied territories surrounding
Nagorno-Karabakh. This Mission took place October 7-13, 2010, along
modalities they had previously discussed with all sides involved. The
Co-Chairs` Mission was supported by OSCE Personal Representative of
the Chairman-in-Office Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk and his staff,
working with de facto local authorities. On the Co-Chairs` invitation,
three technical experts, including two from the United Nations High
Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), assisted them in their tasks.
Prior to undertaking their Mission, the Co-Chairs met separately
on October 6, 2010 with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and
Armenian President Serge Sargsian to present details of the Mission
and introduce their team. They also had a similar meeting October 7,
2010 with the de facto authorities in Stepanakert/Khankendi.
The Mission provided an important opportunity for the Co-Chairs to meet
with numerous people on the ground and familiarize themselves with
the overall current situation in the territories, in all aspects,
including humanitarian needs. The unprecedented participation
of technical experts from the UNHCR allowed the Mission team to
understand better the rights, within the framework of international
humanitarian law, of all refugees and displaced persons in the region
and the conditions now facing those living in these territories.
The Co-Chairs, with input from the experts, are now compiling the
information gathered during their Mission. After completing this work,
they will prepare an internal OSCE report, which will be shared with
all sides."
From: A. Papazian
news.am
Oct 14 2010
Armenia
OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs released a statement on October 14. NEWS.am
posts the full text.
"The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs carried out their planned
Field Assessment Mission to the occupied territories surrounding
Nagorno-Karabakh. This Mission took place October 7-13, 2010, along
modalities they had previously discussed with all sides involved. The
Co-Chairs` Mission was supported by OSCE Personal Representative of
the Chairman-in-Office Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk and his staff,
working with de facto local authorities. On the Co-Chairs` invitation,
three technical experts, including two from the United Nations High
Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), assisted them in their tasks.
Prior to undertaking their Mission, the Co-Chairs met separately
on October 6, 2010 with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and
Armenian President Serge Sargsian to present details of the Mission
and introduce their team. They also had a similar meeting October 7,
2010 with the de facto authorities in Stepanakert/Khankendi.
The Mission provided an important opportunity for the Co-Chairs to meet
with numerous people on the ground and familiarize themselves with
the overall current situation in the territories, in all aspects,
including humanitarian needs. The unprecedented participation
of technical experts from the UNHCR allowed the Mission team to
understand better the rights, within the framework of international
humanitarian law, of all refugees and displaced persons in the region
and the conditions now facing those living in these territories.
The Co-Chairs, with input from the experts, are now compiling the
information gathered during their Mission. After completing this work,
they will prepare an internal OSCE report, which will be shared with
all sides."
From: A. Papazian