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    ANKARA WELCOMES STATEMENT BY OSCE'S KARABAKH MEDIATORS

    ArmInfo
    2009-07-13 13:15:00

    Ankara has welcomed a joint statement by OSCE MG co- chairs made at
    the L'Aquila Summit of the Eight, July 10, 2009.

    According to the Turkish media, the statement of Turkey's Foreign
    Ministry says: "The impression we got up to today is that the
    principles mentioned constitute a general framework. The presence
    of some nuances in the approaches of the two sides concerning these
    basic principles should be considered natural," the ministry said,
    adding that what matters is the quick completion of negotiations
    on these basic principles in order to reach a peaceful resolution
    of the dispute which has continued to be a "bleeding wound for both
    Azerbaijan and Armenia and for the South Caucasus region for years."

    To recall, the presidents of OSCE Minsk Group made a joint statement
    on Nagorno Karabakh where they urged the presidents of Armenia and
    Azerbaijan to resolve the few differences remaining between them
    and finalize their agreement on these basic principles. In their
    turn, the basic principles include: return of the territories
    surrounding Nagorno- Karabakh to Azerbaijani control; an interim
    status for Nagorno-Karabakh providing guarantees for security and
    self-governance; a corridor linking Armenia to Nagorno- Karabakh;
    future determination of the final legal status of Nagorno-Karabakh
    through a legally binding expression of will; the right of all
    internally displaced persons and refugees to return to their former
    places of residence; and international security guarantees that would
    include a peacekeeping operation.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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