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    Bernard Fassier: I Understand Azerbaijan's Suffering, Being A Frenchman I Know Very Well What The Occupation Is

    MilAz.info
    Dec 9 2011
    Azerbaijan

    Senate of France holds conference on Nagorno Karabakh conflict

    A roundtable on the themes "The conflict between Armenia and
    Azerbaijan, forgotten conflict" and "French co-chair of OSCE Minsk
    Group" was organized at the Senate of France on the initiative
    of Azerbaijani embassy in France, APA's Europe bureau reports. The
    activity of OSCE Minsk Group and the role of the French co-chair were
    discussed first of all. Member of the France-Azerbaijan friendship
    group, member of the Senate of France, representing the Orne
    department Nathalie Goulet, Azerbaijani Ambassador Extraordinary
    and Plenipotentiary of France Elchin Emirbeyov, member of the
    Azerbaijani community of Nagorno Karabakh, MP Rovshan Rzayev, member
    of France-Azerbaijan friendship group at the National Assembly of
    France Jean-Louis Dumont and French co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group
    Bernard Fassier addressed the event.

    French senator Nathalie Goulet said this conflict is not so known
    in Europe. Nathalie Goulet underlined the importance of getting
    familiarized with the ways of its solution and highly appreciated
    the discussion of this conflict at the French Senate.

    Speaking on behalf of the Azerbaijani community of Nagorno Karabakh,
    MP Rovshan Rzayev said the Azerbaijani community agrees to live at
    peace with the Armenian community of Nagorno Karabakh again. He noted
    that the representatives of the Armenian community of Nagorno Karabakh
    did not come to the meeting planned between the communities in Berlin.

    Co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group Bernard Fassier spoke about the activity
    of the Minsk Group and the work recently done towards the resolution
    of Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Mr. Fassier said though the group started
    functioning in May, 1994, the major activities started after 1997.

    "The variant of solution, which is now on the table, is the document
    on which we have been working since 2005. Of course, I understand
    Azerbaijan's suffering, the territories of this country have been
    occupied. Being a Frenchman I know very well what the occupation is,
    but it is not right to accuse Minsk Group of inactivity. We can not
    make the parties accept the variant of solution. The parties must
    reach an agreement themselves, and we must help them. Our main goal is
    to prevent the restart of war. In this status quo the war can break
    out again. Our second achievement is that the parties have sat for
    talks. Moreover, Russia is not one-on-one with the South Caucasus
    and holds consultations with France and US in the negotiations on
    the conflict," he said.

    Speaking about the Madrid principles adopted in 2007, Bernard Fassier
    hoped that the negotiations, which reached a deadlock after Kazan
    meeting, will revive from January on the presidential level following
    the statement issued at the Vilnius meeting. Bernard Fassier gave
    information about the diplomatic career of the newly-appointed French
    co-chair of Minsk Group Jacques Faure and noted that he knows the
    region well.

    "I know Jacques Faure very well. In the Soviet times he dealt with the
    countries of the Warsaw Pact and knows the South Caucasus very well,"
    he said.

    Member of the Azerbaijani community of Nagorno Karabakh, rector
    of Azerbaijan Music Academy Farhad Badalbeyli, researcher of the
    Paris-based International Strategic Research Institute Pierre Conesa,
    French historian Antoine Constant and representative of the Effective
    Initiatives Center Anar Usubov addressed the second roundtable entitled
    "Forgotten conflict". Famous French politicians, historians, media
    representatives, Azerbaijanis living in Paris and students attended
    the event. Photo exhibition on Nagorno Karabakh conflict was organized
    at the roundtable.

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