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NEW MINSK CO-CHAIR: TIME FOR "SECOND WAY" ON KARABAKH SETTLEMENT
Karabakh | 12.09.13 | 16:31
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By Siranuysh Gevorgyan
ArmeniaNow reporter
The newly appointed U.S. co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, in Yerevan
since September 10, told the press on Thursday that during this
regional visit he has not made any new suggestions to the negotiating
parties on the Karabakh settlement issue.
"This time I'm here to listen to all the sides, to learn and understand
the situation better and have not brought any new proposals with
me. The United States, however, is ready to continue its efforts within
the Minsk Group format to reach settlement through negotiations,"
said James Warlick.
Prior to his visit to Yerevan, Warlick went to Baku and handed U.S.
President Barack Obama's letter to Azeri president Ilham Aliyev. "Now
it is time when it is necessary to make new efforts to restore peace
in the region within a compromise determined in the negotiations,"
the U.S. president said in his letter.
On Wednesday, Warlick met Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan and passed
over Obama's message to him as well, however the presidential service
has not yet made it public.
Warlick, once again, talked about the need for compromise.
"All the parties have to make concessions, if we want to succeed. I
am here without the other co-chairs chiefly because I want to hear
out the parties by myself, get to know their positions and then return
with my colleagues," he said stressing that the Minsk Group continues
to be guided by the principles of the Helsinki Final Act: non-use of
force, right to self-determination and territorial integrity.
The American co-chair also stressed the need for the "second way"
in reaching peaceful settlement.
"I would like to stress the importance of trust and safety forming
means, or the so-called second way initiatives, projects carried
out among the peoples, which would help shape the trust required
for lasting peace. I believe we can take new efforts in terms of all
possible initiatives of the second way," said Warlick.
The U.S. co-chair continued his regional visit to Nagorno Karabakh,
where he will hold more meetings and will see firsthand the situation
on the line of contact, as reported by the U.S. Embassy press service
in Armenia.
http://armenianow.com/karabakh/48462/osce_minsk_group_james_warlick_nagorno_karabakh
Karabakh | 12.09.13 | 16:31
Photolure
By Siranuysh Gevorgyan
ArmeniaNow reporter
The newly appointed U.S. co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, in Yerevan
since September 10, told the press on Thursday that during this
regional visit he has not made any new suggestions to the negotiating
parties on the Karabakh settlement issue.
"This time I'm here to listen to all the sides, to learn and understand
the situation better and have not brought any new proposals with
me. The United States, however, is ready to continue its efforts within
the Minsk Group format to reach settlement through negotiations,"
said James Warlick.
Prior to his visit to Yerevan, Warlick went to Baku and handed U.S.
President Barack Obama's letter to Azeri president Ilham Aliyev. "Now
it is time when it is necessary to make new efforts to restore peace
in the region within a compromise determined in the negotiations,"
the U.S. president said in his letter.
On Wednesday, Warlick met Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan and passed
over Obama's message to him as well, however the presidential service
has not yet made it public.
Warlick, once again, talked about the need for compromise.
"All the parties have to make concessions, if we want to succeed. I
am here without the other co-chairs chiefly because I want to hear
out the parties by myself, get to know their positions and then return
with my colleagues," he said stressing that the Minsk Group continues
to be guided by the principles of the Helsinki Final Act: non-use of
force, right to self-determination and territorial integrity.
The American co-chair also stressed the need for the "second way"
in reaching peaceful settlement.
"I would like to stress the importance of trust and safety forming
means, or the so-called second way initiatives, projects carried
out among the peoples, which would help shape the trust required
for lasting peace. I believe we can take new efforts in terms of all
possible initiatives of the second way," said Warlick.
The U.S. co-chair continued his regional visit to Nagorno Karabakh,
where he will hold more meetings and will see firsthand the situation
on the line of contact, as reported by the U.S. Embassy press service
in Armenia.
http://armenianow.com/karabakh/48462/osce_minsk_group_james_warlick_nagorno_karabakh