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NO "SOON" OR "SHORTLY" IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH PEACE PROCESS, OSCE CHAIRPERSON-IN-OFFICE SAYS
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March 9 2011
Armenia
Lithuanian Foreign Minister, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Audronius
Azubalis held a meeting with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs in Vilnius.
Such terms as "soon" or "shortly" are not relevant to the
Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, Azubalis said following the
meeting. This process requires consistent and strenuous efforts,
he said.
With cautious optimism the Lithuanian FM is assessing the negotiations
between the conflicting parties. The negotiations are going on. The
results of the Armenian-Azerbaijani-Russian presidential meeting may
be a good ground for further positive decisions aimed at resolving
the conflict, DELFI reports, quating Azubalis.
The sides also discussed building of confidence between Armenia
and Azerbaijan in the military field and the countries' honoring
the ceasefire agreement. Despite the ceasefire agreement, deplorable
instances of sniping by both sides have been reported, the Lithuanian
FM said.
Besides the OSCE MG Co-Chairs, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, the
Personal Representative of the Chairperson-in- Office, will participate
in the meeting.
Armenian News-NEWS.am reminds readers that, after considering the
implementation of the Astrakhan statement of October 27, 2010,
at their March 5 meeting in Sochi, the Presidents also agreed on
additional steps.
The first step is completing the POW exchange process as soon as
possible.
The second point envisages settling all the disputable issues in
a peaceful way and investigating possible incidents on the line
of contact with the parties` participation, under the OSCE Minsk
Group Co-Chairs` auspices and with the assistance of the Special
Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office.
From: A. Papazian
news.am
March 9 2011
Armenia
Lithuanian Foreign Minister, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Audronius
Azubalis held a meeting with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs in Vilnius.
Such terms as "soon" or "shortly" are not relevant to the
Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, Azubalis said following the
meeting. This process requires consistent and strenuous efforts,
he said.
With cautious optimism the Lithuanian FM is assessing the negotiations
between the conflicting parties. The negotiations are going on. The
results of the Armenian-Azerbaijani-Russian presidential meeting may
be a good ground for further positive decisions aimed at resolving
the conflict, DELFI reports, quating Azubalis.
The sides also discussed building of confidence between Armenia
and Azerbaijan in the military field and the countries' honoring
the ceasefire agreement. Despite the ceasefire agreement, deplorable
instances of sniping by both sides have been reported, the Lithuanian
FM said.
Besides the OSCE MG Co-Chairs, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, the
Personal Representative of the Chairperson-in- Office, will participate
in the meeting.
Armenian News-NEWS.am reminds readers that, after considering the
implementation of the Astrakhan statement of October 27, 2010,
at their March 5 meeting in Sochi, the Presidents also agreed on
additional steps.
The first step is completing the POW exchange process as soon as
possible.
The second point envisages settling all the disputable issues in
a peaceful way and investigating possible incidents on the line
of contact with the parties` participation, under the OSCE Minsk
Group Co-Chairs` auspices and with the assistance of the Special
Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office.
From: A. Papazian