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    OSCE rapporteur rules out change in format of Karabakh talks, pledges support

    Trend news agency
    21 Jan 05


    BAKU

    "There cannot be any talk about the change in the format of the
    negotiations for Nagornyy Karabakh. Just auxiliary forces from the
    conflicting parties should be involved in the negotiation process. It
    may be done at the level of both special experts and parliamentarians,"
    a report prepared by the special envoy of the OSCE Parliamentary
    Assembly on the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict, Goran Lennmarker,
    said. Trend obtained the document from the OSCE headquarters in
    Vienna.

    Lennmarker regretted the fact that the continuation of the conflict
    had a negative impact on the communities, especially on the living
    standards of refugees and IDPs. The envoy hopes that the renewal of
    the peace process will accelerate achievement of stability in the
    region. The document also says that the OSCE is interested in
    "increasing the spirit of negotiations" between Azerbaijan and
    Armenia: "We are ready to provide every support for the continuation
    of the dialogue."

    At the same time it says that the intervention of international
    mediators, including the OSCE, only is "an impact from outside" and
    not of a great significance for the peace talks.

    "The resolution of the conflict depends solely on the attitude of
    Azerbaijan and Armenia to the issue," Lennmarker said, highly
    appreciating the dialogue at the level of foreign ministers and
    presidents.

    Lennmarker has many times proposed to hold meetings between
    Azerbaijani and Armenian parliamentarians, but it [this idea] failed.

    The report will be discussed at the session of the OSCE Parliamentary
    Assembly in the middle of this year.
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