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    news.am, Armenia
    Jan 22 2011

    Moscow to hold status of the main moderator on Nagorno-Karabakh and
    Georgian dossier


    January 22, 2011 | 11:40

    `There is certain pause after the OSCE summit on the settlement of
    Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. This pause should
    be filled. The format of further activity of mediators in resolving
    the territorial dispute must be determined, Deputy Dean of Moscow
    State University History Department Alexei Vlasov said.

    `I think now it is the time of crystallizing the plans for the coming
    year. There is reason to believe that Moscow will not leave its
    efforts as the main moderator of this bilateral dialogue. Everything
    will be clear on January 24, at the meeting of Armenian, Azerbaijani
    and Russian Foreign Ministers in Moscow,' he said, Trend News reports.

    According to him, Russia is not going to leave the topic of the
    Nagorno-Karabakh settlement. However, perhaps this issue will be
    included in the general context of resolving the situation in South
    Caucasus.

    `This will be done to control the activity of international
    organizations in the region. It is such an integrated approach that
    helps Moscow to hold status of the main moderator from the one hand,
    on the Nagorno-Karabakh, on the other hand, to avoid excessive
    activation of the international organizations on the Georgian
    dossier,' Vlasov stressed.

    He said that Moscow will not slow down the tempo it reached in
    resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in 2010.

    `It is difficult to expect any radical changes following a meeting of
    foreign ministers on Jan. 24. But after this meeting, the specific
    content may appear and fill the pause after the Astana summit,' he
    emphasized.

    As NEWS.am reported previously, a statement on Karabakh was made
    during OSCE Summit, held in Astana, December 1-2, 2010.

    In a statement, the heads of delegations of the OSCE Minsk Group -
    Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary
    Clinton and French Prime Minister Francois Fillon and President of
    Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and President Ilham Aliyev, `agreed that the
    time has come for more decisive steps in the settlement of the
    Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.' They also agreed that a peaceful and
    negotiated solution will bring stability and security, and this is the
    only path that will lead to reconciliation between the peoples of the
    region.

    The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan reaffirmed their commitment
    to achieving a final settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
    based on the principles and norms of international law, the UN
    Charter, the Helsinki Final Act and the joint statement of Presidents
    of the USA, Russia and France which were made on July 10, 2009 in
    L'Aquila and June 26, 2010 in Muskoka.

    `The three countries co-chairing the OSCE Minsk Group, have expressed
    their support to the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in making
    their decisions required to reach a peaceful settlement. They called
    upon the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, with renewed energy to
    focus on those issues that still remain unmatched in the Basic
    Principles and instructed the co-chairs of the Minsk Group in their
    countries to continue working with the parties to the conflict,
    contributing to their efforts in this direction. In order to create a
    better atmosphere for negotiations, they called on to take additional
    measures to strengthen the ceasefire and confidence-building measures
    in all spheres', the statement said.

    Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian Foreign Ministers meeting is
    scheduled in Moscow, for January 24, 2011.




    From: A. Papazian
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