OSCE TO ACTIVATE NAGORNO-KARABAKH PEACE EFFORTS
Vestnik Kavkaza
Dec 6 2011
Russia
The OSCE Council of Foreign Ministers in Vilnius has held discussions
on the settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict. US secretary of state, Russian foreign minister and state
minister for European affairs of Ireland made speeches.
As it was said in Deauville, the only solution to a settlement of
the conflict is through peaceful negotiations, Hillary Clinton said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urged the sides in the
conflict to use proposals developed at the latest summit with
mediation of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. He noted that the
proposals Russian, US and French presidents approved the proposals
in Deauville in May 2011.
Lusinda Crayton, State Minister for European Affairs of Ireland,
expressed support of efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group on settling the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs
and Security Policy, who was unable to attend the council, said that
the conflict is a threat to the region. She added that the EU will
activate efforts to resolve it.
The council in Vilnius has foreign ministers of 56 OSCE member-states
attending it, including 12 partners states in North Africa and Asia.
Azerbaijan is represented by Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov,
Armenia - by Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian.
From: Baghdasarian
Vestnik Kavkaza
Dec 6 2011
Russia
The OSCE Council of Foreign Ministers in Vilnius has held discussions
on the settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict. US secretary of state, Russian foreign minister and state
minister for European affairs of Ireland made speeches.
As it was said in Deauville, the only solution to a settlement of
the conflict is through peaceful negotiations, Hillary Clinton said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urged the sides in the
conflict to use proposals developed at the latest summit with
mediation of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. He noted that the
proposals Russian, US and French presidents approved the proposals
in Deauville in May 2011.
Lusinda Crayton, State Minister for European Affairs of Ireland,
expressed support of efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group on settling the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs
and Security Policy, who was unable to attend the council, said that
the conflict is a threat to the region. She added that the EU will
activate efforts to resolve it.
The council in Vilnius has foreign ministers of 56 OSCE member-states
attending it, including 12 partners states in North Africa and Asia.
Azerbaijan is represented by Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov,
Armenia - by Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian.
From: Baghdasarian