Bryza: unique and basic principles on agenda
"There is no link between the Kosovo crisis and aggravation of the situation in Karabakh, said Matthew Bryza, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs.
"We have fundamental policy and goals. We support the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and state that Nagrono Karabakh's status is negotiable. We regret violation of armistice. We call on both sides to observe ceasefire and keep the troops at some distance from the dividing line. No one should try to derive profit from the tragic incident," he said.
The mediator noted that Serzh Sargsyan and Levon Ter-Petrosyan's approaches to the Karabakh problem differ.
"The OSCE Minsk Group has never worked so hard to develop new proposals. The package at the table differs from all what was proposed earlier. That is why there is no need to compare it to the programs put forth under Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Robert Kocharian or Heydar Aliyev in 2001," Mr Bryza said.
"Today's proposals provide for return of Azerbaijani territories and return of refugees. It covers the corridor linking Nagorno Karabakh with Armenia and deployment of international peacekeepers. All these proposals will underlie a peaceful agreement for the glory of the region. These proposals are unique and fundamental and should be implemented," he said, VOA News reports.
"We have fundamental policy and goals. We support the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and state that Nagrono Karabakh's status is negotiable. We regret violation of armistice. We call on both sides to observe ceasefire and keep the troops at some distance from the dividing line. No one should try to derive profit from the tragic incident," he said.
The mediator noted that Serzh Sargsyan and Levon Ter-Petrosyan's approaches to the Karabakh problem differ.
"The OSCE Minsk Group has never worked so hard to develop new proposals. The package at the table differs from all what was proposed earlier. That is why there is no need to compare it to the programs put forth under Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Robert Kocharian or Heydar Aliyev in 2001," Mr Bryza said.
"Today's proposals provide for return of Azerbaijani territories and return of refugees. It covers the corridor linking Nagorno Karabakh with Armenia and deployment of international peacekeepers. All these proposals will underlie a peaceful agreement for the glory of the region. These proposals are unique and fundamental and should be implemented," he said, VOA News reports.
