UKRAINIAN OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP HAILS ALIYEV-SARGSYAN MEETING IN VIENNA
NRCU - Ukrainian Radio
Nov 20 2013
20-11-2013 11:37
The highest-level dialogue between Azerbaijan and Armenia will
strengthen trust and mutual understanding and give a positive impetus
to the negotiations on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara
said in a statement.
"The Ukrainian OSCE Chairmanship welcomes a meeting between Azerbaijani
President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan held in
Vienna on November 19. I trust that the highest-level dialogue between
Armenia and Azerbaijan will contribute to strengthening confidence and
mutual understanding between the parties and will provide a positive
incentive for the negotiation process on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
settlement," the statement reads.
Ukraine believes that such negotiations serve as a warranty for peace,
stability and opening new opportunities for regional co-operation,
Kozhara said. The Ukrainian Chairmanship stands ready to further
facilitate the efforts of Azerbaijan and Armenia with the mediation of
the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs on the establishment of the regular
dialogue aimed at reaching comprehensive peaceful settlement of
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of international law. A
meeting between the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Vienna on
Tuesday was the first meeting between the heads of the two countries in
nearly two years. The result of the meeting was a statement of the OSCE
Minsk Group co-chairs. It states that the presidents agreed to give a
further impetus to negotiations aimed at reaching peaceful settlement
and instructed their foreign ministers together with the co-chairs
to continue work on the basis of what has been done to intensify the
peace process. In addition, the presidents agreed to meet again soon.
NRCU - Ukrainian Radio
Nov 20 2013
20-11-2013 11:37
The highest-level dialogue between Azerbaijan and Armenia will
strengthen trust and mutual understanding and give a positive impetus
to the negotiations on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara
said in a statement.
"The Ukrainian OSCE Chairmanship welcomes a meeting between Azerbaijani
President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan held in
Vienna on November 19. I trust that the highest-level dialogue between
Armenia and Azerbaijan will contribute to strengthening confidence and
mutual understanding between the parties and will provide a positive
incentive for the negotiation process on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
settlement," the statement reads.
Ukraine believes that such negotiations serve as a warranty for peace,
stability and opening new opportunities for regional co-operation,
Kozhara said. The Ukrainian Chairmanship stands ready to further
facilitate the efforts of Azerbaijan and Armenia with the mediation of
the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs on the establishment of the regular
dialogue aimed at reaching comprehensive peaceful settlement of
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of international law. A
meeting between the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Vienna on
Tuesday was the first meeting between the heads of the two countries in
nearly two years. The result of the meeting was a statement of the OSCE
Minsk Group co-chairs. It states that the presidents agreed to give a
further impetus to negotiations aimed at reaching peaceful settlement
and instructed their foreign ministers together with the co-chairs
to continue work on the basis of what has been done to intensify the
peace process. In addition, the presidents agreed to meet again soon.