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    OSCE MG CO-CHAIRS CONSIDER UNACCEPTABLE ANY USE OR THREAT OF FORCE

    news.am
    March 24 2011
    Armenia

    The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs(Ambassadors Bernard Fassier of France,
    Robert Bradtke of the United States, and Igor Popov of the Russian
    Federation) issued a statement today following their visit to Vienna
    where they briefed the Minsk Group and Secretary General Marc Perrin
    de Brichambaut on their recent and upcoming activities as mediators
    of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

    "The Co-Chairs also presented the "Report of the OSCE Minsk Group
    Co-Chairs' Field Assessment Mission to the Occupied Territories of
    Azerbaijan Surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh," the Executive Summary of
    which is posted on the OSCE website: http://www.osce.org/mg/76209.

    The harsh reality of the situation in these territories has reinforced
    the view of the Co-Chairs that the status quo is unacceptable, and
    that only a peaceful, negotiated settlement can bring the prospect
    of a better, more certain future to the people who used to live in
    the territories and those who live there now. The Co-Chairs intend
    this report to be forward-looking -- offering all parties a vision
    of how these areas could contribute to peace and prosperity, rather
    than being a source of tension and conflict.

    The Co-Chairs will travel again to the region in the near future to
    continue discussions on the Basic Principles, building on the positive
    momentum of the March 5 Sochi summit. They also will develop with
    their interlocutors concrete measures to fulfill the commitments
    made at Sochi regarding investigations - with the participation of
    all sides - of ceasefire violations.

    Noting the continuing importance of restraint by the sides both on the
    ground and in public statements, the Co-Chairs consider unacceptable
    any use or threat of force, including against civil aircraft. In that
    respect, they strongly condemn the senseless cycle of killings and
    retaliations along the front lines. They reiterated their long-standing
    position that all sides should prepare their populations for peace,
    not war," reads the statement issued on




    From: A. Papazian
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