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OSCE MG REPORTS ON VISIT TO ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN
Vestnik Kavkaza
Dec 1 2011
Russia
Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group Bernard Fassier (France), Robert
Bradtke (USA) and Igor Popov (Russia) and personal representative of
OSCE chairman Andrzej Kasprzyk visited Yerevan and Baku on November
28-30, the OSCE website reports.
They were assisted by Ambassador Jacques Faure, who will replace
Fassier in the post. They met Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan,
Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and Defense Minister Seyran
Oganyan. In Baku they met Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Foreign
Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Defense Minister Safar Abiyev. The
co-chairs expressed devotion to supporting sides in settling the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The OSCE officials emphasized importance of the cease-fire agreement
of 1994. They confirmed that such incidents demonstrate need for
investigations along the frontline. The co-chairs discussed additional
measures to strengthen trust and efforts for preserving cemeteries
and cultural sites.
The co-chairs crossed the Armenian-Azerbaijani border on foot on
November 29, met local officials and discussed the situation on the
border. They met Azerbaijani representatives from the Nagorno-Karabakh
on November 30 and underlined that peaceful settlement of conflict
needs to take the right of moved citizens and refugees to be taken
into account.
The OSCE MG officials urged sides to use the session of the OSCE
Council of Foreign Ministers in Vilnius in December as an opportunity
to confirm devotion to a peaceful way for settling the conflict.
The Armenian side refused to take part in the meeting with Azerbaijani
communities in Berlin. Baku views it as a refusal of the Armenian
community in Nagorno-Karabakh to have dialogue with the Azerbaijani.
The meeting was to be held in Berlin on November 28.
One of the main trends for resolving the conflict is negotiations
between communities, Ali Gasanov, head of the socio-political section
of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration, said on Thursday.
Gasanov noted that Baku attached significance to readiness of the
Azerbaijani community to take part in the negotiations. It is necessary
to understand the reasons for Armenia backing from the talks. It means
they do not want to stop their aggression and use negotiations to drag
problems. Azerbaijan has said on numerous occasions that such approach
has no prospects. It may cause a military clash at a certain point.
The expert also says that after occupation of Azerbaijani territories
and reaching certain goals, official and unofficial structures
of Armenia tend to avoid negotiations, trying to drag the current
situation.
From: A. Papazian
Vestnik Kavkaza
Dec 1 2011
Russia
Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group Bernard Fassier (France), Robert
Bradtke (USA) and Igor Popov (Russia) and personal representative of
OSCE chairman Andrzej Kasprzyk visited Yerevan and Baku on November
28-30, the OSCE website reports.
They were assisted by Ambassador Jacques Faure, who will replace
Fassier in the post. They met Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan,
Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and Defense Minister Seyran
Oganyan. In Baku they met Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Foreign
Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Defense Minister Safar Abiyev. The
co-chairs expressed devotion to supporting sides in settling the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The OSCE officials emphasized importance of the cease-fire agreement
of 1994. They confirmed that such incidents demonstrate need for
investigations along the frontline. The co-chairs discussed additional
measures to strengthen trust and efforts for preserving cemeteries
and cultural sites.
The co-chairs crossed the Armenian-Azerbaijani border on foot on
November 29, met local officials and discussed the situation on the
border. They met Azerbaijani representatives from the Nagorno-Karabakh
on November 30 and underlined that peaceful settlement of conflict
needs to take the right of moved citizens and refugees to be taken
into account.
The OSCE MG officials urged sides to use the session of the OSCE
Council of Foreign Ministers in Vilnius in December as an opportunity
to confirm devotion to a peaceful way for settling the conflict.
The Armenian side refused to take part in the meeting with Azerbaijani
communities in Berlin. Baku views it as a refusal of the Armenian
community in Nagorno-Karabakh to have dialogue with the Azerbaijani.
The meeting was to be held in Berlin on November 28.
One of the main trends for resolving the conflict is negotiations
between communities, Ali Gasanov, head of the socio-political section
of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration, said on Thursday.
Gasanov noted that Baku attached significance to readiness of the
Azerbaijani community to take part in the negotiations. It is necessary
to understand the reasons for Armenia backing from the talks. It means
they do not want to stop their aggression and use negotiations to drag
problems. Azerbaijan has said on numerous occasions that such approach
has no prospects. It may cause a military clash at a certain point.
The expert also says that after occupation of Azerbaijani territories
and reaching certain goals, official and unofficial structures
of Armenia tend to avoid negotiations, trying to drag the current
situation.
From: A. Papazian