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FRENCH AMBASSADOR: OSCE MINSK GROUP CONSTANTLY WORKING TO REACH REASONABLE SOLUTION TO NK CONFLICT
Trend, Azerbaijan
July 12 2013
The OSCE Minsk Group is constantly working to reach a reasonable
solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the French Ambassador to
Armenia Henri Reynaud told journalists, Armenia Today reported.
Responding to criticism of the Minsk Group, the diplomat noted that
"it is always easy to criticize but more difficult to act."
According to him, the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group are providing
their full assistance.
As Henri Reynaud noted, in this difficult situation the negotiations
are still continuing, intermediaries arrange meetings with foreign
ministers or directly between the foreign ministers of Armenia and
Azerbaijan. According to the diplomat, this is a very significant
contribution to the process.
As for Iran's statements on its readiness to become a mediator in the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Reynaud said that negotiations are being
carried out in the existing OSCE Minsk Group format.
"The sides of the conflict speak with great satisfaction about the
activities of the OSCE Minsk Group. They declare their mutual desire
in continuation of work in the OSCE Minsk Group format," Henri Reynaud
said, reminding the recently adopted joint statement of the Presidents
of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Countries.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries arose in 1988
due to Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenia has
occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijani lands including Nagorno-Karabakh
and seven Districts of the country surrounding it.
Since 1992, these territories have been under Armenian occupation. In
1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a cease-fire agreement. The
Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Russia, France and USA) are holding
peace talks.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Trend, Azerbaijan
July 12 2013
The OSCE Minsk Group is constantly working to reach a reasonable
solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the French Ambassador to
Armenia Henri Reynaud told journalists, Armenia Today reported.
Responding to criticism of the Minsk Group, the diplomat noted that
"it is always easy to criticize but more difficult to act."
According to him, the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group are providing
their full assistance.
As Henri Reynaud noted, in this difficult situation the negotiations
are still continuing, intermediaries arrange meetings with foreign
ministers or directly between the foreign ministers of Armenia and
Azerbaijan. According to the diplomat, this is a very significant
contribution to the process.
As for Iran's statements on its readiness to become a mediator in the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Reynaud said that negotiations are being
carried out in the existing OSCE Minsk Group format.
"The sides of the conflict speak with great satisfaction about the
activities of the OSCE Minsk Group. They declare their mutual desire
in continuation of work in the OSCE Minsk Group format," Henri Reynaud
said, reminding the recently adopted joint statement of the Presidents
of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Countries.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries arose in 1988
due to Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenia has
occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijani lands including Nagorno-Karabakh
and seven Districts of the country surrounding it.
Since 1992, these territories have been under Armenian occupation. In
1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a cease-fire agreement. The
Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Russia, France and USA) are holding
peace talks.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.