US CO-CHAIR OF OSCE MINSK GROUP SPOKE FOR REFERENDUM ON STATUS OF NAGORNO GARABAGH OF AZERBAIJAN
Azerbaijan Business Center
Aug 2 2008
Azerbaijan
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. The United States has developed a new scheme of
settlement of Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict for Nagorno Gagabagh.
Mathew Braiza, US co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, spoke (according
to bbcrussian.com) for holding of a referendum at which the region's
residents could define their future.
"The issue (Nagorno Garabagh status) will be defined by voting of
people living there. I mean Garabaghs themselves," Mr. Braiza said
commenting results of the Minsk Group session with participation of
foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan.
"We propose withdrawal of Armenian troops from seven regions around
Nagorno Garabagh and bringing in international peacemakers to provide
return of IDPs and refugees, creation of corridor to connect Armenia
and Nagorno Garabagh and process of voting for definition of the
future of Nagorno Garabagh," Mr. Braiza said.
Simultaneously, he admitted that "they don't known when it occurs".
The Russian co-chair of Minsk Group, Yury Merzlyakov, stated on
Friday to journalists that the Minsk Group operates normally and the
conflict parties - Armenia and Azerbaijan are inclined constructively
in respect to each other.
Following the Garabagh conflict Armenia occupied 20% of Azerbaijani
territory. Since ceasefire regime has been operating between the two
countries since 1994.
Azerbaijan Business Center
Aug 2 2008
Azerbaijan
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. The United States has developed a new scheme of
settlement of Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict for Nagorno Gagabagh.
Mathew Braiza, US co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, spoke (according
to bbcrussian.com) for holding of a referendum at which the region's
residents could define their future.
"The issue (Nagorno Garabagh status) will be defined by voting of
people living there. I mean Garabaghs themselves," Mr. Braiza said
commenting results of the Minsk Group session with participation of
foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan.
"We propose withdrawal of Armenian troops from seven regions around
Nagorno Garabagh and bringing in international peacemakers to provide
return of IDPs and refugees, creation of corridor to connect Armenia
and Nagorno Garabagh and process of voting for definition of the
future of Nagorno Garabagh," Mr. Braiza said.
Simultaneously, he admitted that "they don't known when it occurs".
The Russian co-chair of Minsk Group, Yury Merzlyakov, stated on
Friday to journalists that the Minsk Group operates normally and the
conflict parties - Armenia and Azerbaijan are inclined constructively
in respect to each other.
Following the Garabagh conflict Armenia occupied 20% of Azerbaijani
territory. Since ceasefire regime has been operating between the two
countries since 1994.