Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

OSCE MG Co-Chairs Are Optimistic

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • OSCE MG Co-Chairs Are Optimistic

    THE OSCE MG CO - CHAIRS ARE OPTIMISTIC

    DeFacto Agency, Armenia
    Sept 14 2005

    In the course of the session of the PACE temporary commission on
    Karabakh issue the OSCE MG Co - Chairs Yuri Merzlyakov and Bernard
    Fassier stated an option that would enable to combine the principle
    of territorial integrity with the right of the nations to self
    determination was outlined in the Karabakh talks.

    Head of RA delegation at the PACE, RA NA vice speaker Tigran Torosyan,
    a member of the delegation, RA NA deputy Shavarsh Kocharyan and Head
    of the RA MFA OSCE Department Varuzhan Nersisyan presented Armenia
    at the session. Azeri Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov represented
    Azeri party.

    In the interview with Haykakan Jamanak newspaper correspondent
    (13.09.05) Tigran Torosyan said the Armenian party had managed to
    withstand the Azeri party's attack.

    By the way, the PACE former rapporteur on Nagorno Karabakh David
    Atkinson said if Azerbaijan tried to unleash military operations
    on Karabakh front it would be immediately expelled from the Council
    of Europe.

    Aravot newspaper (13.09.05) cites the comments made by a member of
    the Armenian delegation at the PACE Shavarsh Kocharyan. In his words,
    it was noted in the course of the session, "Karabakh conflict does not
    find its solution, as each of the conflict sides insists on the one of
    the settlement principles". However, according to the parliamentarian,
    the OSCE MG Co - Chairs were optimistic, as they considered an option
    combining both principles. "Judging by their utterances, one could
    think that speaking about the principle of territorial integrity they
    mean the territories, which were not within the NK, but controlled
    by Armenian forces. Speaking about another principle of settlement
    and conduct of a referendum in NK they mention it should take place
    after refugees have returned", noted Shavarsh Kocharyan. In his words,
    representatives of international structures noted the number of the
    refugees that should return home would be verified very strictly.

    "Armenian party was well prepared for the session", said Shavarsh
    Kocharyan.
Working...
X