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OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair: All parties deserve voice at the table
February 01, 2014 | 14:39
OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair James Warlick believes that the parties to
Karabakh conflict are committed to finding peaceful negotiated
settlement of the conflict.
In an interview with the Voice of America, the diplomat commented on
recent escalation and the meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign
ministers in Paris.
The Co-Chairs want to create an atmosphere when the parties would be
able to move forward to peaceful settlement, Warlick said, adding that
he would join his colleagues soon for the visit to the region.
The American diplomat is confident the thing is not whether there will
be leverage on the parties, the core issue is political will of the
sides. He believes the people of Armenia and Azerbaijan must urge
their leadership to refrain from violence, as well as the people of
Nagorno-Karabakh.
Asked about possible return of Karabakh to negotiations, James Warlick
said "all parties deserve voice at the table". The mediator emphasized
that he had traveled to Nagorno-Karabakh several times and heard their
views.
"Their voice deserves to be heard, but ultimately it is up to the
parties to decide among themselves how the voice would be heard," he
added.
He assured that opening of Stepanakert airport is also part of
dialogue and is an issue of discussion.
http://news.am/eng/news/192144.html
February 01, 2014 | 14:39
OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair James Warlick believes that the parties to
Karabakh conflict are committed to finding peaceful negotiated
settlement of the conflict.
In an interview with the Voice of America, the diplomat commented on
recent escalation and the meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign
ministers in Paris.
The Co-Chairs want to create an atmosphere when the parties would be
able to move forward to peaceful settlement, Warlick said, adding that
he would join his colleagues soon for the visit to the region.
The American diplomat is confident the thing is not whether there will
be leverage on the parties, the core issue is political will of the
sides. He believes the people of Armenia and Azerbaijan must urge
their leadership to refrain from violence, as well as the people of
Nagorno-Karabakh.
Asked about possible return of Karabakh to negotiations, James Warlick
said "all parties deserve voice at the table". The mediator emphasized
that he had traveled to Nagorno-Karabakh several times and heard their
views.
"Their voice deserves to be heard, but ultimately it is up to the
parties to decide among themselves how the voice would be heard," he
added.
He assured that opening of Stepanakert airport is also part of
dialogue and is an issue of discussion.
http://news.am/eng/news/192144.html