OSCE MG: "We Call Turkey and Armenia Overcome Existing Contradictions"

PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and OSCE MG Co-Chair Matthew Bryza stated that, "we strongly call Turkey and Armenia to make moves to overcome the existing contradictions, including positive response on possibilities for dialog." Commenting on the perspectives to reach progress in Armenian-Turkish relations before the Nagorno Karabakh conflict solution, Matthew Bryza said, "We understand that there exist a number of issues which need to be solved, and we believe that if there is good will from both sides, the progress is possible even if we take into account the fact that we work on the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Turkey will have to play an important role from the point of view of providing regional support to fair and long-term settlement of the conflict. We are sure that the regional cooperation including open borders, reestablishment of trade and communications, transportation and cultural ties in the South Caucasus will serve the security and stability interests of the whole region. Progress in the Nagorno Karabakh settlement will move us nearer for reaching these goals," Mediamax reports.