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OSCE MINSK GROUP TRIES TO PROVE NAGORNO-KARABAKH PROGRESS
Vestnik Kavkaza
March 23 2012
Russia
The commission for foreign affairs of the European Parliament has
received a document on Armenia with a proposal to replace the French
mandate in the OSCE Minsk Group with the EU mandate. The document
will be voted on at a plenary session in a month.
Alexander Iskandaryan, Director of the Yerevan Institute of the
Caucasus, is skeptical about the replacement happening. He told Vestnik
Kavkaza that the statement of foreign ministers of co-chair states of
the OSCE MG with urges for signing of a framework agreement between
sides of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a method of work at the
group. It needs to demonstrate progress.
Vestnik Kavkaza reported that US co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group
Robert Bradtke made a special statement on the 20th anniversary of the
organization. He said that the sides are about to settle the conflict.
Russian co-chair Igor Popov said that the process is intensive.
Discussions of the basic principles to settle the conflict will
become the basis for a peace treaty. Russia, the US and France are
the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group. Leaders of the states said
at the G8 summit in Deauville last year that use of force may cause
confrontation and instability in the region.
Vestnik Kavkaza
March 23 2012
Russia
The commission for foreign affairs of the European Parliament has
received a document on Armenia with a proposal to replace the French
mandate in the OSCE Minsk Group with the EU mandate. The document
will be voted on at a plenary session in a month.
Alexander Iskandaryan, Director of the Yerevan Institute of the
Caucasus, is skeptical about the replacement happening. He told Vestnik
Kavkaza that the statement of foreign ministers of co-chair states of
the OSCE MG with urges for signing of a framework agreement between
sides of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a method of work at the
group. It needs to demonstrate progress.
Vestnik Kavkaza reported that US co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group
Robert Bradtke made a special statement on the 20th anniversary of the
organization. He said that the sides are about to settle the conflict.
Russian co-chair Igor Popov said that the process is intensive.
Discussions of the basic principles to settle the conflict will
become the basis for a peace treaty. Russia, the US and France are
the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group. Leaders of the states said
at the G8 summit in Deauville last year that use of force may cause
confrontation and instability in the region.