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    PanARMENIAN.Net

    OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Opinions Differ, Baku Says

    15.04.2006 19:46 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ `It is early to express an opinion on the new
    proposals made by OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs regarding the settlement
    of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. The proposals should be grouped and
    formed in order to air an opinion on this. We will express our opinion
    if a specific proposal is put forward,' said Novruz Mammadov, Director
    of Presidential Administration Department for International Relations.

    The state official thinks that `the stances of the conflicting sides
    not those of the OSCE Minsk Group are fundamental.' `There should be
    some changes in the sides' stances, they should take a constructive
    position and take serious steps to solve the conflict,' he
    underscored. Commenting on a statement of OSCE Minsk Group French
    co-chair Bernard Fassier, who said, `The new proposals can satisfy
    both sides 80 percent' and Russian co-chairs Yuri Merzlyakov's
    statement `If both sides are satisfied 50 percent, I would think the
    mediation had been fulfilled', Mammadov said that every co-chair makes
    proposals based on his certain considerations. `Even the opinions of
    the co-chairs do not coincide,' he added.

    Responding to a question whether Azerbaijan will agree to the
    liberation of 50% or 80% of its occupied territories, Mammadov said it
    suits Azerbaijan by no means. Commenting on the stance of Azerbaijan
    to the co-chairs' suggestion of organizing a meeting between
    Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents, Mammadov stressed that the
    co-chairs' opinions do not coincide regarding this issue
    either. `There can be an opinion, if there is an opportunity for the
    meeting of the Presidents,' he added.

    Mammadov also touched on the American co-chair Steven Mann's visit to
    Baku scheduled for 18 April, explaining it by the recent intensified
    negotiating process. `Therefore, the co-chairs often visit the region
    to express their stances, exchange views and consult together on the
    issue,' Mammadov concluded, reports APA.
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