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July 16 2010
OSCE FMs' statement amid Armenian-Azeri diplomatic fencing
July 16, 2010 | 15:10
The OSCE Informal Ministerial Meeting has been opened in Ak-Bulak,
near the Kazakh city of Almaty. The Foreign Ministers of all the 56
OSCE member-states, as well as 12 partner-states, are participating in
the meeting. The participants will adopt joint statements on burning
international issues on the agenda.
Since 2004, the OSCE FMs' have issued statements on the
Nagorno-Karabakh peace process. The latest statement was issued in
Athens last December. The statement called on the conflicting parties
to complete the work on Basic Principles.
In Athens, RF Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, French Minister of
Foreign and European Affairs Bernard Kouchner and U.S. Deputy
Secretary of State James B. Steinberg issued a statement following a
meeting between the Armenian and Azerbaijani FMs on the margins of the
OSCE Foreign Ministers' meeting. They pointed out progress in the
negotiations and called on the sides to complete the work as soon as
possible, as an agreement on the Basic Principles would allow the
sides to reach a settlement and bring peace, stability and prosperity
to the entire region.
In 2007, when the Madrid principles were presented, the FMs' Council
issued a statement urged the sides to settle the disagreements thereby
approving a general settlement concept and, on the basis, start
drafting a peace agreement.
The next year, the OSCE Ministers' Council urged the sides to
intensify the work on agreeing the Basic Principles and start drafting
a comprehensive peace agreement.
In 2006, the Council called on the sides to accept the international
assistance and expand cooperation to conduct a fire control operation
in the fire-damaged territories and deal with the detrimental
consequences, as well as strictly observe the ceasefire agreement.
A year earlier, the OSCE Ministers' Council urged the Armenian and
Azerbaijani Presidents to take the opportunities that would be
afforded in 2006 to achieve serious aims within the OSCE Minsk Group.
In 2004, the OSCE Ministers' Council welcomed what is known as the
Prague process, when the OSCE MG Co-Chairs presented a framework
document to the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents, which could be a
basis for settlement. In their statement the Co-Chairs urged the
Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders to take the document into account as
a basis for further work.
The Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers are to hold a meeting
with their Russia, U.S. and French counterparts on the margins of the
OSCE Informal Ministerial.
A regular statement is most likely to be issued as a result of the
five-sided meeting. Interestingly, it will be made amid recriminations
the Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign offices have been engaged in for
the last few days.
From: A. Papazian
July 16 2010
OSCE FMs' statement amid Armenian-Azeri diplomatic fencing
July 16, 2010 | 15:10
The OSCE Informal Ministerial Meeting has been opened in Ak-Bulak,
near the Kazakh city of Almaty. The Foreign Ministers of all the 56
OSCE member-states, as well as 12 partner-states, are participating in
the meeting. The participants will adopt joint statements on burning
international issues on the agenda.
Since 2004, the OSCE FMs' have issued statements on the
Nagorno-Karabakh peace process. The latest statement was issued in
Athens last December. The statement called on the conflicting parties
to complete the work on Basic Principles.
In Athens, RF Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, French Minister of
Foreign and European Affairs Bernard Kouchner and U.S. Deputy
Secretary of State James B. Steinberg issued a statement following a
meeting between the Armenian and Azerbaijani FMs on the margins of the
OSCE Foreign Ministers' meeting. They pointed out progress in the
negotiations and called on the sides to complete the work as soon as
possible, as an agreement on the Basic Principles would allow the
sides to reach a settlement and bring peace, stability and prosperity
to the entire region.
In 2007, when the Madrid principles were presented, the FMs' Council
issued a statement urged the sides to settle the disagreements thereby
approving a general settlement concept and, on the basis, start
drafting a peace agreement.
The next year, the OSCE Ministers' Council urged the sides to
intensify the work on agreeing the Basic Principles and start drafting
a comprehensive peace agreement.
In 2006, the Council called on the sides to accept the international
assistance and expand cooperation to conduct a fire control operation
in the fire-damaged territories and deal with the detrimental
consequences, as well as strictly observe the ceasefire agreement.
A year earlier, the OSCE Ministers' Council urged the Armenian and
Azerbaijani Presidents to take the opportunities that would be
afforded in 2006 to achieve serious aims within the OSCE Minsk Group.
In 2004, the OSCE Ministers' Council welcomed what is known as the
Prague process, when the OSCE MG Co-Chairs presented a framework
document to the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents, which could be a
basis for settlement. In their statement the Co-Chairs urged the
Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders to take the document into account as
a basis for further work.
The Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers are to hold a meeting
with their Russia, U.S. and French counterparts on the margins of the
OSCE Informal Ministerial.
A regular statement is most likely to be issued as a result of the
five-sided meeting. Interestingly, it will be made amid recriminations
the Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign offices have been engaged in for
the last few days.
From: A. Papazian