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CO-CHAIRS HAVE GUARANTEES FROM BAKU: NO FORCE WILL BE USED AGAINST CIVIL AIRCRAFTS
ARMENPRESS
14 July, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, JULY 14, ARMENPRESS: The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
(Ambassadors Robert Bradtke of the United States, Igor Popov of the
Russian Federation, and Jacques Faure of France) and Ambassador Andrzej
Kasprzyk (Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office)
traveled July 10-13 to Baku, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Yerevan. As
Armenpress was informed at the press center of the OSCE, in Baku, the
Co-Chairs met with President Aliyev and Foreign Minister Mammadyarov;
in Nagorno-Karabakh they met with de facto authorities; in Yerevan,
they met with President Sargsian, Foreign Minister Nalbandian,
and Defense Minister Ohanyan. On July 11, the Co-Chairs again
crossed the Line of Contact by foot. On July 12, they traveled from
Nagorno-Karabakh to Yerevan via Kelbajar, their first visit to that
region since the October 2010 Field Assessment Mission.
In all their meetings, the Co-Chairs reaffirmed their countries'
resolute commitment to a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, as the Presidents of the three Co-Chair countries emphasized
in their June 18 joint statement at Los Cabos.
The Co-Chairs continued discussions from their June 18 meeting
in Paris with the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. The
Co-Chairs expressed their deep concern over recent incidents along the
frontlines, and reiterated that the sides' political will to achieve
peace is best demonstrated by refraining from maximalist positions,
respecting the 1994 ceasefire agreement, and abstaining from hostile
public rhetoric.
Regarding reports of the planned opening of an airport in
Nagorno-Karabakh, the Co-Chairs received renewed assurances from the
sides that they will reject any threat or use of force against civil
aircraft, pursue the matter through diplomatic steps, and refrain from
politicizing the issue. The Co-Chairs reaffirmed that operation of this
airport cannot be used to support any claim of a change in the status
of Nagorno-Karabakh, and urged the sides to act in accordance with
international law and consistent with current practice for flights
over their territory.
The Co-Chairs plan to meet again separately with the Foreign Ministers
of Armenia and Azerbaijan in order to prepare for a joint meeting of
the Ministers in September.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
ARMENPRESS
14 July, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, JULY 14, ARMENPRESS: The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
(Ambassadors Robert Bradtke of the United States, Igor Popov of the
Russian Federation, and Jacques Faure of France) and Ambassador Andrzej
Kasprzyk (Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office)
traveled July 10-13 to Baku, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Yerevan. As
Armenpress was informed at the press center of the OSCE, in Baku, the
Co-Chairs met with President Aliyev and Foreign Minister Mammadyarov;
in Nagorno-Karabakh they met with de facto authorities; in Yerevan,
they met with President Sargsian, Foreign Minister Nalbandian,
and Defense Minister Ohanyan. On July 11, the Co-Chairs again
crossed the Line of Contact by foot. On July 12, they traveled from
Nagorno-Karabakh to Yerevan via Kelbajar, their first visit to that
region since the October 2010 Field Assessment Mission.
In all their meetings, the Co-Chairs reaffirmed their countries'
resolute commitment to a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, as the Presidents of the three Co-Chair countries emphasized
in their June 18 joint statement at Los Cabos.
The Co-Chairs continued discussions from their June 18 meeting
in Paris with the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. The
Co-Chairs expressed their deep concern over recent incidents along the
frontlines, and reiterated that the sides' political will to achieve
peace is best demonstrated by refraining from maximalist positions,
respecting the 1994 ceasefire agreement, and abstaining from hostile
public rhetoric.
Regarding reports of the planned opening of an airport in
Nagorno-Karabakh, the Co-Chairs received renewed assurances from the
sides that they will reject any threat or use of force against civil
aircraft, pursue the matter through diplomatic steps, and refrain from
politicizing the issue. The Co-Chairs reaffirmed that operation of this
airport cannot be used to support any claim of a change in the status
of Nagorno-Karabakh, and urged the sides to act in accordance with
international law and consistent with current practice for flights
over their territory.
The Co-Chairs plan to meet again separately with the Foreign Ministers
of Armenia and Azerbaijan in order to prepare for a joint meeting of
the Ministers in September.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress