OSCE head to call on Yerevan and Baku to agree on Karabakh process main principles as soon as possible
OSCE Chairman-in-Office Miguel Angel Moratinos welcomes activities of OSCE Minsk Group on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and is going to call on the conflicting sides - Azerbaijan and Armenia to agree on Karabakh process main principles as soon as possible, OSCE MG Russian Co-Chair Yuri Merzlyakov stated.
On May 10 Spanish Foreign Minister OSCE Chairman-in-Office Miguel Angel Moratinos together with OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs discussed the ways of peaceful solution to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict in Madrid. "Before departing for Baku and Yerevan he wanted to know our opinion and we gave him our estimations. Miguel Angel Moratinos perceived them and approved our activity. During his visit to the region the OSCE head also is going to call on the sides to agree the main principles of settlement as soon as possible," Merzlyakov said.
The Russian diplomat also informed separate consultations were held with foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Strasbourg May 10-11. "We discussed those basic principles of settlement, which are not agreed yet. We received reaction of the sides to our offers. We will continue the work over them and correspondingly prepare our offers," Merzlyakov underscored without commenting on his opinion on the reaction of the conflicting sides to the above-mentioned offers.
Merzlyakov informed the Minsk Group Co-Chairs are preparing a visit to the region at the end of May. "But the exact day of the visit is not agreed with the sides yet, since still there is no confirmation from Yerevan and Baku," he added.
The Russian diplomat said, also still there is no firm agreement on organizing the next round of talks between Armenian and Azeri presidents in Saint Petersburg June 10. It will be clear after our visit to the region," OSCE Minsk Group Russian Co-Chair Yuri Merzlyakov informed, Trend reports.
On May 10 Spanish Foreign Minister OSCE Chairman-in-Office Miguel Angel Moratinos together with OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs discussed the ways of peaceful solution to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict in Madrid. "Before departing for Baku and Yerevan he wanted to know our opinion and we gave him our estimations. Miguel Angel Moratinos perceived them and approved our activity. During his visit to the region the OSCE head also is going to call on the sides to agree the main principles of settlement as soon as possible," Merzlyakov said.
The Russian diplomat also informed separate consultations were held with foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Strasbourg May 10-11. "We discussed those basic principles of settlement, which are not agreed yet. We received reaction of the sides to our offers. We will continue the work over them and correspondingly prepare our offers," Merzlyakov underscored without commenting on his opinion on the reaction of the conflicting sides to the above-mentioned offers.
Merzlyakov informed the Minsk Group Co-Chairs are preparing a visit to the region at the end of May. "But the exact day of the visit is not agreed with the sides yet, since still there is no confirmation from Yerevan and Baku," he added.
The Russian diplomat said, also still there is no firm agreement on organizing the next round of talks between Armenian and Azeri presidents in Saint Petersburg June 10. It will be clear after our visit to the region," OSCE Minsk Group Russian Co-Chair Yuri Merzlyakov informed, Trend reports.
