June 12, 2008 - 18:24 AMT
Fassier: OSCE MG main task to accomplish work at basic principles
Each presidential meeting is a sign of progress. The presidents managed to create a positive atmosphere during the St. Petersburg meeting, according to Bernard Fassier, OSCE Minsk Group French Co-Chair.
He said the Co-chairs will pay the next visit to region to facilitate the process. "We will specify the date of the visit within several days. We are going to visit both Baku and Yerevan, but everything depends on the schedules of the foreign ministers and the presidents".
Fassier said they need to visit Yerevan to get familiarized with the position of the new leadership of Armenia. "The main task of the Co-chairs now is to complete the work on the basic principles considering proposals of both sides". Fassier said there were some new points in the negotiations, but didn't make them public.
"Our aim is clear: we will organize news meetings of the foreign ministers and presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia," Amb. Fassier resumed, the Azeri Press Agency reports.