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September 27, 2013 Friday
PRESS RELEASE BY THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE OSCE MINSK GROUP AND THE FOREIGN
MINISTERS OF ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN SEPT. 27, 2013
VIENNA, Austria
The following information was released by the Organization for
Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE):
The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the
Russian Federation, Jacques Faure of France, and James Warlick of the
United States of America) and the Personal Representative of the OSCE
Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, met with
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Armenian Foreign
Minister Edward Nalbandian in New York on September 27.
The Co-Chairs and the Ministers continued discussions on the substance
of the peace process. The Co-Chairs stressed the commitment of their
three countries to support the peaceful settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict based on the non-use of force or the threat
of force, territorial integrity, and equal rights and
self-determination of peoples. They also referred to the statement of
their three Presidents on June 18, 2013, with special attention to the
appeal to the sides to refrain from any actions or rhetoric that could
raise tension in the region and lead to escalation of the conflict.
The Ministers reiterated their determination to continue working with
the Co-Chairs to reach a peaceful settlement of the conflict. The
Co-Chairs expect to visit the region in November to discuss with the
Presidents their planned summit meeting later this year.
From: A. Papazian
September 27, 2013 Friday
PRESS RELEASE BY THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE OSCE MINSK GROUP AND THE FOREIGN
MINISTERS OF ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN SEPT. 27, 2013
VIENNA, Austria
The following information was released by the Organization for
Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE):
The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the
Russian Federation, Jacques Faure of France, and James Warlick of the
United States of America) and the Personal Representative of the OSCE
Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, met with
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Armenian Foreign
Minister Edward Nalbandian in New York on September 27.
The Co-Chairs and the Ministers continued discussions on the substance
of the peace process. The Co-Chairs stressed the commitment of their
three countries to support the peaceful settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict based on the non-use of force or the threat
of force, territorial integrity, and equal rights and
self-determination of peoples. They also referred to the statement of
their three Presidents on June 18, 2013, with special attention to the
appeal to the sides to refrain from any actions or rhetoric that could
raise tension in the region and lead to escalation of the conflict.
The Ministers reiterated their determination to continue working with
the Co-Chairs to reach a peaceful settlement of the conflict. The
Co-Chairs expect to visit the region in November to discuss with the
Presidents their planned summit meeting later this year.
From: A. Papazian