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KARABAKH MEDIATORS COMPLETE ASSESSMENT MISSION IN LIBERATED TERRITORIES
Asbarez
Thursday, October 14th, 2010
VIENNA
International mediators from the US, France and Russia working
to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict completed an assessment
mission to the liberated Armenian territories surrounding the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic on Thursday, a statement by the OSCE Minsk
Group said Thursday.
The field assessment mission, organized by the OSCE Minsk Group,
was conducted by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors
Bernard Fassier of France, Robert Bradtke of the United States, and
Igor Popov of the Russian Federation. It also included "technical
experts" from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).
"The Mission provided an important opportunity for the Co-Chairs to
meet with numerous people on the ground and familiarize themselves
with the overall current situation in the territories, in all aspects,
including humanitarian needs," the statement said.
"The unprecedented participation of technical experts from the UNHCR
allowed the Mission team to understand better the rights, within
the framework of international humanitarian law, of all refugees and
displaced persons in the region and the conditions now facing those
living in these territories," it added.
The week-long working trip concluded began on October 7 and concluded
Thursday. The co-chairs announced their intention to "observe the
humanitarian situation" in these territories in early September.
They then met separately on October 6 with Azerbaijani President Ilham
Aliyev and Armenian President Serge Sarkisian to discuss the details
of the mission. They also met on October 7 with the authorities of
the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic in Stepanakert.
In talks with Sarkisian, the troika promised to try to visit a
medieval Armenian cemetery in the Azeri controlled Armenian territory
of Nakhichevan destroyed by Azerbaijani authorities. They also pledged
pay a similar visit to a small part of Karabakh's territory controlled
by Azerbaijan "in the next stage of the monitoring."
According to Thursday's statement, the Co-Chairs will work with the
UNHCR experts to "compile the information gathered during their
mission" and prepare an internal OSCE report to be "shared with
all sides."
From: A. Papazian
Asbarez
Thursday, October 14th, 2010
VIENNA
International mediators from the US, France and Russia working
to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict completed an assessment
mission to the liberated Armenian territories surrounding the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic on Thursday, a statement by the OSCE Minsk
Group said Thursday.
The field assessment mission, organized by the OSCE Minsk Group,
was conducted by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors
Bernard Fassier of France, Robert Bradtke of the United States, and
Igor Popov of the Russian Federation. It also included "technical
experts" from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).
"The Mission provided an important opportunity for the Co-Chairs to
meet with numerous people on the ground and familiarize themselves
with the overall current situation in the territories, in all aspects,
including humanitarian needs," the statement said.
"The unprecedented participation of technical experts from the UNHCR
allowed the Mission team to understand better the rights, within
the framework of international humanitarian law, of all refugees and
displaced persons in the region and the conditions now facing those
living in these territories," it added.
The week-long working trip concluded began on October 7 and concluded
Thursday. The co-chairs announced their intention to "observe the
humanitarian situation" in these territories in early September.
They then met separately on October 6 with Azerbaijani President Ilham
Aliyev and Armenian President Serge Sarkisian to discuss the details
of the mission. They also met on October 7 with the authorities of
the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic in Stepanakert.
In talks with Sarkisian, the troika promised to try to visit a
medieval Armenian cemetery in the Azeri controlled Armenian territory
of Nakhichevan destroyed by Azerbaijani authorities. They also pledged
pay a similar visit to a small part of Karabakh's territory controlled
by Azerbaijan "in the next stage of the monitoring."
According to Thursday's statement, the Co-Chairs will work with the
UNHCR experts to "compile the information gathered during their
mission" and prepare an internal OSCE report to be "shared with
all sides."
From: A. Papazian