Meeting of Armenian and Azeri Presidents Can Be Held in June
«The negotiation process over settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict did not decease after Rambouillet, it continues,» stated OSCE Minsk Group French Co-Chair Bernard Fassier at a news conference in Yerevan. In his words, the possibility of a meeting of Armenian and Azeri FMs is not ruled out in May.
Speaking of the schedule of the OSCE MG visits to the region, Bernard Fassier remarked, «the co-chairs visit the region in compliance with a clear agreement and after consultations among themselves. After the Easter (April 16) US mediator Steven Mann will arrive in the region. I will leave for Moscow from Yerevan. There I will meet with Russian Co-Chair Yuri Merzlyakov and Russian Deputy FM Grigory Karasin,» he remarked.
The diplomat also said the MG intends to form new conditions for a meeting of Armenian and Azeri Presidents. «Nothing is decided yet, however we want very much the meeting to be held in June admittedly and in a venue, where the Presidents will agree to meet,» the French diplomat said.
Speaking of the schedule of the OSCE MG visits to the region, Bernard Fassier remarked, «the co-chairs visit the region in compliance with a clear agreement and after consultations among themselves. After the Easter (April 16) US mediator Steven Mann will arrive in the region. I will leave for Moscow from Yerevan. There I will meet with Russian Co-Chair Yuri Merzlyakov and Russian Deputy FM Grigory Karasin,» he remarked.
The diplomat also said the MG intends to form new conditions for a meeting of Armenian and Azeri Presidents. «Nothing is decided yet, however we want very much the meeting to be held in June admittedly and in a venue, where the Presidents will agree to meet,» the French diplomat said.
