Politics: Are Co-Chairs laying the cards on the table?Bryza's statement can hardly be assessed as a diplomatic slipup. Most likely it is an intentional "pour-out" in anticipation of response from the conflicting parties, namely Baku and Stepanakert. August 2, 2008 After the meeting between the Armenian and Azeri Foreign Ministers in Moscow, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State and Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza issued a really sensational statement. "Nagorno-Karabakh residents will decide for themselves whether the republic will return under the Azeri control or it will be recognized independent. There will be held a referendum for the people of Nagorno-Karabakh to express their will," Bryza told the journalists.  |
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