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    Political analyst: co-chairs support further talks to prevent Karabakh
    conflict escalation

    July 1, 2011 - 19:41 AMT

    PanARMENIAN.Net - France assumed mediatory initiative in Karabakh
    conflict settlement which used to belong to Russia, according to
    deputy director of Caucasus Institute.

    In a conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, political analyst
    Sergey Minasyan commented on French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe's
    statement suggesting additional offers to achieve agreement on
    Karabakh issue will be submitted to conflicting parties.

    `I don't believe he meant Azeri suggestions advanced by Aliyev in
    Kazan, the offers may refer to the next stage in negotiations,' he
    said.

    Minasyan stressed the importance of continuation of talks, noting that
    to prevent conflict escalation, the co-chairs will take their best
    efforts for negotiations to go on.

    According to the expert, the parties are not ready for concessions; no
    progress is possible unless NKR is involved in negotiations.

    The summit between Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia in Kazan on June 24
    completed without an agreement on basic principles of Nagorno Karabakh
    conflict settlement. `The countries' leaders registered mutual
    understanding on a range of problems, the resolution of which boosts
    creation of conditions for approving main principles. The meeting
    participants considered the course of works carried out with the aim
    of coordination of the project with basic principles,' according to
    the statement. The Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan expressed
    gratitude to the Russian, French and U.S. leaders, the OSCE Minsk
    group co-chairs, for `their constant attention to Nagorno-Karabakh
    problem' and highly praised personal efforts of the Russian President
    in support of agreements.

    Later on Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian noted that the
    June 24 meeting was not a breakthrough, as Azerbaijan proved unready
    to accept the final version of the basic principles suggested by the
    OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs. Instead, the Azerbaijani leader attempted
    to impose 10 new proposals, thus precluding the possibility of any
    agreement on the issue,' he added.

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