Fassier: In order to prepare for peace, it is necessary to speak about peace and not war

PanARMENIAN.Net - "War will not solve the problem, there can be only peaceful solution to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. In order to prepare for peace, it is necessary to speak about peace and not war," stated OSCE MG Co-Chair Bernard Fassier in Stepanakert after the meeting with NKR President Arkadi Ghukassian. Answering the question on EU's intention to directly work with Nagorno Karabakh, the French mediator said, "Today via negotiations in the framework of OSCE Minsk Group the U.S.A., France and Russia are trying to help the conflicting sides to come to a peaceful solution to the conflict. On the whole, the European Union has other means to solve such problems. The Neighborhood Policy is an example. The European Union can assist the settlement process, but it does not participate in the talks," IA Regnum reports.



In the framework of the regional visit OSCE MG Co-Chairs on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia), Matthew Bryza (U.S.A.) and Bernard Fassier (France) arrived in Stepanakert today. The mediators have met with NKR President Arkadi Ghukassian and talked to him several hours. NKR Foreign Minister Georgy Petrossian also was present at the talks.