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    RUSSIA PLAYS ACTIVE ROLE IN KARABAKH SETTLEMENT - ARMENIAN FM

    ITAR-TASS
    January 30, 2012 Monday 10:51 PM GMT+4
    Russia

    Russia plays an active role in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
    conflict, with the full support of the OSCE Minsk Group, Armenian
    Foreign Minister Edvard Nalbandyan said.

    "The Russian side has been playing an active role in the settlement
    process lately, with the full support of the other two co-chairmen of
    the OSCE Minsk Group - the United States and France," Nalbandyan said.

    In their statement in Sochi, the presidents noted that the co-chairmen
    of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, the United States and France -
    have worked hard over the last 3-4 years to coordinate the underlying
    principles of Karabakh settlement. More than 15 meetings were held
    at the level of presidents alone -- ten of which were initiated by
    the Russian president - and dozens of meetings of foreign ministers;
    the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen visited the region dozens of times,
    Nalbandyan said.

    "Having commended the fruitful work of the co-chairmen, the presidents
    of Armenia and Azerbaijan expressed hope that the U.S., Russia and
    France will continue their effort towards conflict resolution in the
    same format and in the same status," the minister said.

    He stressed, "There is no other conflict on which the G8 would make
    a statement at such a high level or that would get so much attention
    from the presidents of Russia, the United States and France".

    The statement in Sochi said that "the presidents attach great
    significance to achieving consensus on the underlying principles
    and that the sides together with the co-chairmen should step up work
    towards that," Nalbandyan said.

    In his opinion, "this is a very important point in the statement
    because it calls for further talks on the basic principles, taking into
    account the work done, in order to start drafting a peace agreement. As
    a result of intensive negotiations, progress has been reached in
    coordinating the basic principles of settlement," the minister said.

    "An atmosphere of trust is important for the talks both when
    coordinating the principles and after that. Even if we come to
    agreement on the basic principles - and a positive atmosphere will
    certainly be conducive to that - we will still have a lot of work to
    do after that to draft the agreement, and a positive atmosphere will
    be very important for that," he said.

    The stressed the importance of "strengthening trust, creating a
    favourable atmosphere and preparing the public opinion for a peaceful
    resolution of the problem," Nalbandyan said.

    "If we are moving towards peace, we must prepare our peoples for peace,
    not war," he said.

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