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Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Sept 5 2014
Azerbaijan, Armenia, U.S. discuss Nagorno-Karabakh peace process at NATO summit
5 September 2014 - 9:16am
Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan
and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the prospects of
settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict at the NATO summit in Newport
(Wales) yesterday. Kerry emphasized that there was no alternative to a
peaceful resolution of the conflict and urged the presidents to
strengthen trust and de-escalate the situation on the contact line of
Armenian-Azerbaijani forces.
Kerry corroborated U.S. support for the OSCE Minsk Group as a platform
for negotiations, adding that he would join the process himself if
necessary. He emphasized that the political willingness of the sides
of the conflict was the main component to end the dispute.
French President Francois Hollande had a meeting with Aliyev and
Sargsyan. The sides expressed satisfaction with the development of
contacts and emphasized prospects for strengthening of cooperation in
the economic, political and cultural sectors. Hollande plans to meet
the presidents in France soon.
Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan made speeches at the summit. The
speech of the Azerbaijani leader has not been published yet. His
Armenian counterpart warned attendees of the NATO summit against
putting the Nagorno-Karabakh issue in the final declaration. He urged
members of the Alliance to follow the common sense and rhetoric of the
OSCE Minsk Group when passing a document on the Karabakh problem.
Sept 5 2014
Azerbaijan, Armenia, U.S. discuss Nagorno-Karabakh peace process at NATO summit
5 September 2014 - 9:16am
Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan
and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the prospects of
settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict at the NATO summit in Newport
(Wales) yesterday. Kerry emphasized that there was no alternative to a
peaceful resolution of the conflict and urged the presidents to
strengthen trust and de-escalate the situation on the contact line of
Armenian-Azerbaijani forces.
Kerry corroborated U.S. support for the OSCE Minsk Group as a platform
for negotiations, adding that he would join the process himself if
necessary. He emphasized that the political willingness of the sides
of the conflict was the main component to end the dispute.
French President Francois Hollande had a meeting with Aliyev and
Sargsyan. The sides expressed satisfaction with the development of
contacts and emphasized prospects for strengthening of cooperation in
the economic, political and cultural sectors. Hollande plans to meet
the presidents in France soon.
Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan made speeches at the summit. The
speech of the Azerbaijani leader has not been published yet. His
Armenian counterpart warned attendees of the NATO summit against
putting the Nagorno-Karabakh issue in the final declaration. He urged
members of the Alliance to follow the common sense and rhetoric of the
OSCE Minsk Group when passing a document on the Karabakh problem.