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RUSSIA PLAYS ACTIVE ROLE IN KARABAKH SETTLEMENT - ARMENIAN FM
ITAR-TASS
January 30, 2012 Monday 10:51 PM GMT+4
Russia
Russia plays an active role in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, with the full support of the OSCE Minsk Group, Armenian
Foreign Minister Edvard Nalbandyan said.
"The Russian side has been playing an active role in the settlement
process lately, with the full support of the other two co-chairmen of
the OSCE Minsk Group - the United States and France," Nalbandyan said.
In their statement in Sochi, the presidents noted that the co-chairmen
of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, the United States and France -
have worked hard over the last 3-4 years to coordinate the underlying
principles of Karabakh settlement. More than 15 meetings were held
at the level of presidents alone -- ten of which were initiated by
the Russian president - and dozens of meetings of foreign ministers;
the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen visited the region dozens of times,
Nalbandyan said.
"Having commended the fruitful work of the co-chairmen, the presidents
of Armenia and Azerbaijan expressed hope that the U.S., Russia and
France will continue their effort towards conflict resolution in the
same format and in the same status," the minister said.
He stressed, "There is no other conflict on which the G8 would make
a statement at such a high level or that would get so much attention
from the presidents of Russia, the United States and France".
The statement in Sochi said that "the presidents attach great
significance to achieving consensus on the underlying principles
and that the sides together with the co-chairmen should step up work
towards that," Nalbandyan said.
In his opinion, "this is a very important point in the statement
because it calls for further talks on the basic principles, taking into
account the work done, in order to start drafting a peace agreement. As
a result of intensive negotiations, progress has been reached in
coordinating the basic principles of settlement," the minister said.
"An atmosphere of trust is important for the talks both when
coordinating the principles and after that. Even if we come to
agreement on the basic principles - and a positive atmosphere will
certainly be conducive to that - we will still have a lot of work to
do after that to draft the agreement, and a positive atmosphere will
be very important for that," he said.
The stressed the importance of "strengthening trust, creating a
favourable atmosphere and preparing the public opinion for a peaceful
resolution of the problem," Nalbandyan said.
"If we are moving towards peace, we must prepare our peoples for peace,
not war," he said.
ITAR-TASS
January 30, 2012 Monday 10:51 PM GMT+4
Russia
Russia plays an active role in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, with the full support of the OSCE Minsk Group, Armenian
Foreign Minister Edvard Nalbandyan said.
"The Russian side has been playing an active role in the settlement
process lately, with the full support of the other two co-chairmen of
the OSCE Minsk Group - the United States and France," Nalbandyan said.
In their statement in Sochi, the presidents noted that the co-chairmen
of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, the United States and France -
have worked hard over the last 3-4 years to coordinate the underlying
principles of Karabakh settlement. More than 15 meetings were held
at the level of presidents alone -- ten of which were initiated by
the Russian president - and dozens of meetings of foreign ministers;
the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen visited the region dozens of times,
Nalbandyan said.
"Having commended the fruitful work of the co-chairmen, the presidents
of Armenia and Azerbaijan expressed hope that the U.S., Russia and
France will continue their effort towards conflict resolution in the
same format and in the same status," the minister said.
He stressed, "There is no other conflict on which the G8 would make
a statement at such a high level or that would get so much attention
from the presidents of Russia, the United States and France".
The statement in Sochi said that "the presidents attach great
significance to achieving consensus on the underlying principles
and that the sides together with the co-chairmen should step up work
towards that," Nalbandyan said.
In his opinion, "this is a very important point in the statement
because it calls for further talks on the basic principles, taking into
account the work done, in order to start drafting a peace agreement. As
a result of intensive negotiations, progress has been reached in
coordinating the basic principles of settlement," the minister said.
"An atmosphere of trust is important for the talks both when
coordinating the principles and after that. Even if we come to
agreement on the basic principles - and a positive atmosphere will
certainly be conducive to that - we will still have a lot of work to
do after that to draft the agreement, and a positive atmosphere will
be very important for that," he said.
The stressed the importance of "strengthening trust, creating a
favourable atmosphere and preparing the public opinion for a peaceful
resolution of the problem," Nalbandyan said.
"If we are moving towards peace, we must prepare our peoples for peace,
not war," he said.