OSCE MG: conflict resolution impossible without consent and participation of Karabakh

PanARMENIAN.Net - NKR President Bako Sahakyan met Saturday with Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassador Matthew Bryza of the U.S., Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov of Russia and Ambassador Bernard Fassier of France and accompanying them functionaries to consider a wide scope of issues related to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement. The Moscow declaration signed by Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian Presidents was also in focus, the central information department of the office of the NKR president told PanARMENIAN.Net



During the November 2 meeting, the Presidents Dmitry Medvedev of Russia, Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan pledged to intensify negotiations to end the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.



The declaration envisages resolution of the conflict on the basis of principles and norms of the international law as well as agreements and documents concluded in this framework.



President Sahakyan emphasized that NKR values any document that can contribute to the establishment of a civilized dialogue in the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict settlement process. In the meantime, the he noted that the talks will not be all-embracing without full-fledged participation of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, especially taking into account that Artsakh has its own position on the settlement of the conflict.



For their part, the Co-chairs reaffirmed that resolution of the conflict is impossible without consent and participation of Karabakh.



NKR Foreign Minister Georgy Petrosyan and personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk also attended the meeting.