December 5, 2006 - 18:33 AMT
French FM: Latest Talks on Karabakh Held in Constructive Atmosphere
"I believe that talks [over settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict], held within the past months helped achieve notable progress owing to mediation of the OSCE MG co-chairs and were held in a constructive atmosphere," French FM Philippe Douste-Blazy stated at the session of the OSCE Foreign Ministers. He urged parties to continue moving along the way chosen.

Luxembourg Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Jean Asselborn also addressed the issue of unsolved conflicts in his speech. "The increase of tension in Georgia, delay of search for a solution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, separatism, the so-called referendum and elections in Transnistria and South Ossetia hamper solution of "frozen" conflicts," he noted. He welcomed OSCE efforts to search for an agreement. In his opinion, the OSCE can form a favorable atmosphere for search for a lasting solution of conflicts, reports Trend.