Azerbaijan mulls OSCE MG proposals on Karabakh settlement

Azerbaijan mulls OSCE MG proposals on Karabakh settlement

PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan is reviewing the proposals of all of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs to resolve Karabakh conflict.

The statement came from Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman Abdullayev on Thursday, Dec 8 commenting on the co-chair countries' joint statement issued in Vilnius.

"The position of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair countries to resolve the conflict is extremely important - all of three co-chair countries, but not one of them," he said, Trend News reported.

On the occasion of the OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting in Vilnius, the Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries (Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov, Secretary of State of the United States Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Minister for European Affairs of France Jean Leonetti), Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov and Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian reaffirmed the importance of reaching a peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict, the organization's website reported.

Abdullayev did not rule out the possibility of resolving the conflict in format indicated.

“The Reviewed Madrid Principles is an official document presented to the conflict parties by three co-chair countries, so we accept them as the latest official proposal made on behalf of three co-chair countries, but not one of them,” Abdullayev said.

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