Tweet
The Financial, Georgia
March 8 2012
Statement of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs
08/03/2012 01:22
The FINANCIAL -- The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group and Ambassador
Andrzej Kasprzyk traveled March 2-6 to Yerevan, Nagorno-Karabakh, and
Baku.
According to OSCE, the Co-Chairs met with Presidents Sargsian and
Aliyev, and with the de facto authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Co-Chairs presented a plan for the sides to put into action the
joint statement made by Presidents Medvedev, Aliyev, and Sargsian on
January 23 in Sochi. Building on the two Presidents' joint commitment
to accelerate reaching agreement on the Basic Principles, the
Co-Chairs proposed steps to assist the sides in furthering work on the
framework for a comprehensive peace settlement.
The Co-Chairs also discussed with the sides how to implement
commitments in the Sochi statement to continue work on a mechanism to
investigate incidents along the frontlines. The Co-Chairs reported
that they have requested, through the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, that
the OSCE High-Level Planning Group further develop the mechanism as an
important measure to enhance stability and improve trust.
In addition, the Co-Chairs discussed humanitarian and people-to-people
contacts, which should be used to promote mutual understanding among
peoples of the region, and not be politicized or manipulated to the
detriment of the peace process.
The Co-Chairs plan to travel to Vienna on March 22 to brief the OSCE
Permanent Council on the latest steps being taken toward reaching a
peaceful settlement.¬
From: A. Papazian
March 8 2012
Statement of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs
08/03/2012 01:22
The FINANCIAL -- The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group and Ambassador
Andrzej Kasprzyk traveled March 2-6 to Yerevan, Nagorno-Karabakh, and
Baku.
According to OSCE, the Co-Chairs met with Presidents Sargsian and
Aliyev, and with the de facto authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Co-Chairs presented a plan for the sides to put into action the
joint statement made by Presidents Medvedev, Aliyev, and Sargsian on
January 23 in Sochi. Building on the two Presidents' joint commitment
to accelerate reaching agreement on the Basic Principles, the
Co-Chairs proposed steps to assist the sides in furthering work on the
framework for a comprehensive peace settlement.
The Co-Chairs also discussed with the sides how to implement
commitments in the Sochi statement to continue work on a mechanism to
investigate incidents along the frontlines. The Co-Chairs reported
that they have requested, through the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, that
the OSCE High-Level Planning Group further develop the mechanism as an
important measure to enhance stability and improve trust.
In addition, the Co-Chairs discussed humanitarian and people-to-people
contacts, which should be used to promote mutual understanding among
peoples of the region, and not be politicized or manipulated to the
detriment of the peace process.
The Co-Chairs plan to travel to Vienna on March 22 to brief the OSCE
Permanent Council on the latest steps being taken toward reaching a
peaceful settlement.¬
From: A. Papazian