OSCE Minsk Group cannot decide instead of Armenian and Azeri Presidents

PanARMENIAN.Net - "Proposals of OSCE Minsk Group on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement lie on the table of talks, and we think that they may become as bases for working out principles to conflict settlement," OSCE French Co-Chair Bernard Fassier stated to a press conference in Yerevan. He said, it is possible to reach agreements on basic principles, and "that's why we are optimists". "Armenian and Azeri presidents must evaluate our proposals and decide what points they agree and what points they do not agree on. And this does not depend on MG," Fassier noticed.



He underlined that a "breakthrough" in talks is possible when presidents begin to trust each other and come to a balanced and just solution. Then Armenian and Azeri foreign Ministers will begin to work out a peace treaty," the French mediator underlined.



As to participation of Karabakh representatives in the negotiation process, Bernard Fassier one more time repeated that sooner NK participates in talks, it would be better. "Now we discuss this issue with the Azeri side. But we have not reached the point yet to speak about details of agreement. We are preparing bases, and nobody, including the Minsk Group knows when the sides will come to a solution," the Co-Chair said, adding that meetings with Arkadi Ghukassian are necessary for clarifying issues concerning the stance of Nagorno Karabakh.