OSCE MG Doesn't See Point in Initiating Further Presidential Meetings

PanARMENIAN.Net - "We see no point right now in continuing the intensive shuttle diplomacy we have engaged in over the past several months. We also see no point in initiating further presidential meetings until the sides demonstrate enough political will to overcome their remaining differences. Of course, the Co-Chairs will remain available to both parties to serve faithfully and impartially as mediators," says the statement made by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs and submitted to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna June 22. "Acting in complete unity among the mediators, we have delivered a product reflecting our best efforts, and we strongly believe that it is now time for the two Presidents to take the initiative for achieving a breakthrough in the settlement process. It is the only way to secure the positive results already achieved through the last two years of negotiations, in order not to restart them later from scratch. We will remain vigilant. We will continue our analysis and close consultations among ourselves in our unified and effective framework, in our continuing capacity as Co-Chairs of the Minsk Group, supported by Ambassador Kasprzyk and his team. We will be ready to reengage if indeed the parties decide to pursue the talks with the political will that has thus far been lacking.



In conclusion, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Chairman in Office, Minister de Gucht, whose close interest and constant attention to the issues of the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement, including his introductory remarks before the last meeting of two Presidents in Bucharest, have contributed greatly to our work in the first half of 2006," the statement says.