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THE US AND FRANCE REITERATE THEIR POSITION ON THE KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT
Siranush Muradyan
"Radiolur"
26.11.2010 14:19
The 35th paragraph of the Lisbon Declaration, issued by the Heads
of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North
Atlantic Council in Lisbon, reads that "NATO remains committed in its
support of the territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty of
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and the Republic of Moldova, and will
also continue to support efforts towards a peaceful settlement of
these regional conflicts, taking into account these principles."
"Radiolur" news program of the Public Radio of Armenia requested
officials clarifications from the US and French Embassies in Yerevan
regarding their stance on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict as
OSCE Minsk Group co-chair countries and members of NATO.
"The co-chair countries of the OSCE Mink Group have declared many
times about their stance on the settlement process, saying that
the conflict should be settled on the basis of the principles of
non-use of force or the threat of force, territorial integrity and
the right of peoples to self-determination. However, NATO stuck to
its previous generalized formulations on South Caucasian conflicts
in its Lisbon Declaration. This formulation does not coincide with
the earlier statements of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries
on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict," Radiolur said in its
letters sent out to the US and French Embassies.
"The United States remains committed to the peaceful and long-lasting
settlement of the conflict through the Minsk Group process on the
basis of the three principles of the Helsinki Final Act - non-use of
force or the threat of force, territorial integrity and the right of
peoples to self-determination, which were further consolidated in the
joint statements of Presidents Obama, Sarkozy and Medvedev issued in
L'Aquila in 2009 and Muskoka in 2010," the US Embassy stated in its
official response.
"As a co-chairing country of the OSCE Minsk Group, France remains
committed to the negotiated settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
based on the principles of the Helsinki Final Act, non-use of force or
the threat of force, territorial integrity and the right of peoples
to self-determination, as well as on the elements included in the
L'Aquila and Muskoka statements of Presidents Sarkozy, Medvedev and
Obama," the French Embassy stated in its official response to Radiolur.
From: A. Papazian
Siranush Muradyan
"Radiolur"
26.11.2010 14:19
The 35th paragraph of the Lisbon Declaration, issued by the Heads
of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North
Atlantic Council in Lisbon, reads that "NATO remains committed in its
support of the territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty of
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and the Republic of Moldova, and will
also continue to support efforts towards a peaceful settlement of
these regional conflicts, taking into account these principles."
"Radiolur" news program of the Public Radio of Armenia requested
officials clarifications from the US and French Embassies in Yerevan
regarding their stance on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict as
OSCE Minsk Group co-chair countries and members of NATO.
"The co-chair countries of the OSCE Mink Group have declared many
times about their stance on the settlement process, saying that
the conflict should be settled on the basis of the principles of
non-use of force or the threat of force, territorial integrity and
the right of peoples to self-determination. However, NATO stuck to
its previous generalized formulations on South Caucasian conflicts
in its Lisbon Declaration. This formulation does not coincide with
the earlier statements of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries
on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict," Radiolur said in its
letters sent out to the US and French Embassies.
"The United States remains committed to the peaceful and long-lasting
settlement of the conflict through the Minsk Group process on the
basis of the three principles of the Helsinki Final Act - non-use of
force or the threat of force, territorial integrity and the right of
peoples to self-determination, which were further consolidated in the
joint statements of Presidents Obama, Sarkozy and Medvedev issued in
L'Aquila in 2009 and Muskoka in 2010," the US Embassy stated in its
official response.
"As a co-chairing country of the OSCE Minsk Group, France remains
committed to the negotiated settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
based on the principles of the Helsinki Final Act, non-use of force or
the threat of force, territorial integrity and the right of peoples
to self-determination, as well as on the elements included in the
L'Aquila and Muskoka statements of Presidents Sarkozy, Medvedev and
Obama," the French Embassy stated in its official response to Radiolur.
From: A. Papazian