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    MEDIATORS STAND AGAINST STATUS QUO IN KARABAKH CONFLICT

    news.az
    Dec 1 2011
    Azerbaijan

    The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Bernard Fassier,
    Robert Bradtke and Igor Popov released the following statement.
    The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Bernard Fassier
    of France, Robert Bradtke of the United States, and Igor Popov of
    the Russian Federation) and Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk (Personal
    Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office) traveled November
    28-30 to Yerevan and Baku.

    The Co-Chairs were accompanied by Ambassador Jacques Faure, who will
    succeed Ambassador Fassier as the French Co-Chair of the Minsk Group,
    the mediators said in a statement, published on the OSCE website.

    In Yerevan the Co-Chairs met with President Sargsian, Foreign Minister
    Nalbandian, and Defense Minister Ohanyan; in Baku they met with
    President Aliyev, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov, and Defense Minister
    Abiyev. In all these meetings, the Co-Chairs reaffirmed the strong
    commitment of their countries to assisting the sides in achieving a
    lasting and peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

    Noting recent reports of incidents along the Line of Contact, the
    Co-Chairs stressed again to the Presidents the importance of respecting
    the 1994 ceasefire agreement. They reiterated that such incidents
    demonstrate the need to implement the proposed mechanism to investigate
    incidents along the front-lines, on which the Presidents have agreed
    in principle. The Co-Chairs also discussed additional measures for
    enhancing confidence through people-to-people exchanges and efforts
    to preserve places of worship, cultural sites, and cemeteries.

    On November 29, the Co-Chairs crossed the border between Armenia
    and Azerbaijan by foot, and met on each side with local officials
    to discuss the situation in the border region. On November 30, the
    Co-Chairs met with representatives of Nagorno-Karabakh Azerbaijanis,
    and underscored that a peaceful settlement must include the right
    of all internally displaced persons and refugees to return to their
    former places of residence.

    Looking ahead to the December OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in
    Vilnius, the Co-Chairs urged the sides to use this opportunity to
    reaffirm their commitment to seeking a peaceful settlement and moving
    beyond the unacceptable status quo.

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