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    Interfax, Russia
    April 17 2009


    Karabakh talks focus on gradual return of territories - U.S. diplomat

    BAKU April 17


    The parties to the Karabakh talks are discussing a gradual resolution
    of the conflict, said Matthew Bryza, the U.S. co-chairman of the
    Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk
    Group.

    The current talks are focused on how to resolve the Karabakh conflict
    gradually and peacefully. The gradual return of territories and
    security issues are at the center of the talks, Bryza said in an
    interview with Azeri television channel ATV.

    Gradual return of territories is part of a balanced plan, which
    includes the opening of transit routes and the determining of the
    political status of Nagorno-Karabakh, he said.

    The meetings between the Azeri and Armenian presidents will also
    intensify as part of what has been achieved so far, the diplomat said.

    The Azeri and Armenian leaders will meet in late May, possibly June,
    to exchange their views on the basic principles of the settlement
    process, on which the parties disagree, Bryza said.

    Also, the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen could meet with the presidents
    of Azerbaijan and Armenia in the summer to give an impetus to the
    two-month process of reaching a final agreement, the U.S. co-chairman
    said.

    The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is being mediated by the OSCE Minsk
    Group co-chairmen representing the United States, Russia and France.
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