SERGEY LAVROV: RUSSIAN, US AND OSCE INTERESTS ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT DO NOT CLASH
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
April 3 2007
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is unique in its nature and it is the
only conflict, where interests of Russia, the United States and OSCE
do not contradict each other, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
stated a joint press conference with Armenian Acting Foreign Minister
Vartan Oskanian in Yerevan, APA reports.
Russian Minister said the OSCE Mink Group has worked out such a
document for settling the conflict that a lot of other conflicting
countries would envy. "I hope exactly this uniqueness will help Baku
and Yerevan to reach a new level of settlement. Authorities of Armenia
and Azerbaijan must make final decision, but mediator countries,
including Russia, will be guarantees of commitments reached during
the negotiation process," Sergey Lavrov underscored.
Acting Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said still there is no
agreement on principal issues of the settlement. "Exactly principles
of settlement become a stumbling block. At the coming April meeting
with Azeri FM talks over these issues will be continued, which will
allow the Co-Chairs to begin preparation works for a meeting between
Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan after parliamentary elections
in Armenia," Oskanian said.