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ARMENIAN PM: OSCE PLAYS CONSIDERABLE ROLE IN ESTABLISHMENT OF STABILITY AND SECURITY IN REGION
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6. ARMINFO. OSCE has an active part in the
establishment of stability and security in the South Caucasus region,
in prevention and settlement of conflicts, as well as in processes
of expansion of democracy and human rights. Armenian Prime Minister
Andranik Margaryan made this statement in the course of today's
meeting with OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister
Dimitrij Rupel, who arrived in Yerevan yesterday.
The press-service of the Armenian Government informs ARMINFO that
Andranik Margaryan pointed out that Armenia not only attentively
follows but also actively participates in the discussions on the
supposed reforming of OSCE, expressing hope that the forthcoming
reforms will contribute to further increase in the role and authority
of that international organizations. The premier pointed out the
attention by OSCE and personally by Dmitri Rupel to the process of
peaceful resolution of Karabakh conflict, and the second in succession
visit of OSCE Chairman-in-Office to Armenia and Azerbaijan testifies
to it. Andranik Margaryan confirmed the official position of Armenia
that OSCE and Minsk Group co-chairmen have enough potential in the
issue of versatile settlement of the conflict.
He said the meeting of he presidents and foreign ministers of
Armenia and Azerbaijan are also effective and must be continued,
naturally, not ruling out direct participation of the Karabakh party
at a definite stage of the negotiations. He thinks acceptable the
approach of Dimitrij Rupel not to oppose the principles of territorial
integrity and the peoples' right to self- determination in the
issue of the conflict's settlement proceeding from peculiarities
of conflicts. Andranik Margaryan also pointed out that Armenia
has always come out for implementation of regional projects not
only under the aegis of international organizations, but also for
strengthening of economic and trade ties with neighboring states in
favor of establishment of diplomatic relations with Turkey without
preliminary conditions. He expressed regret in connection with the
fact that the above proposals remain without reply of Turkey and
Azerbaijan. Moreover, projects are implemented like the construction of
a new railroad Kars-Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi in conditions of the already
existing railway Kars-Gyumri-Akhalkalaki, as well as the project of
oil pipeline Baku-Tbilisi- Ceyhan etc.. These projects pass by Armenia
hereby contradicting to the spirit of the EU-elaborated program Wider
Europe: New neighborhood Armenia a member of.
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6. ARMINFO. OSCE has an active part in the
establishment of stability and security in the South Caucasus region,
in prevention and settlement of conflicts, as well as in processes
of expansion of democracy and human rights. Armenian Prime Minister
Andranik Margaryan made this statement in the course of today's
meeting with OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister
Dimitrij Rupel, who arrived in Yerevan yesterday.
The press-service of the Armenian Government informs ARMINFO that
Andranik Margaryan pointed out that Armenia not only attentively
follows but also actively participates in the discussions on the
supposed reforming of OSCE, expressing hope that the forthcoming
reforms will contribute to further increase in the role and authority
of that international organizations. The premier pointed out the
attention by OSCE and personally by Dmitri Rupel to the process of
peaceful resolution of Karabakh conflict, and the second in succession
visit of OSCE Chairman-in-Office to Armenia and Azerbaijan testifies
to it. Andranik Margaryan confirmed the official position of Armenia
that OSCE and Minsk Group co-chairmen have enough potential in the
issue of versatile settlement of the conflict.
He said the meeting of he presidents and foreign ministers of
Armenia and Azerbaijan are also effective and must be continued,
naturally, not ruling out direct participation of the Karabakh party
at a definite stage of the negotiations. He thinks acceptable the
approach of Dimitrij Rupel not to oppose the principles of territorial
integrity and the peoples' right to self- determination in the
issue of the conflict's settlement proceeding from peculiarities
of conflicts. Andranik Margaryan also pointed out that Armenia
has always come out for implementation of regional projects not
only under the aegis of international organizations, but also for
strengthening of economic and trade ties with neighboring states in
favor of establishment of diplomatic relations with Turkey without
preliminary conditions. He expressed regret in connection with the
fact that the above proposals remain without reply of Turkey and
Azerbaijan. Moreover, projects are implemented like the construction of
a new railroad Kars-Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi in conditions of the already
existing railway Kars-Gyumri-Akhalkalaki, as well as the project of
oil pipeline Baku-Tbilisi- Ceyhan etc.. These projects pass by Armenia
hereby contradicting to the spirit of the EU-elaborated program Wider
Europe: New neighborhood Armenia a member of.