OSCE: ASTANA SUMMIT TO GIVE POSITIVE IMPETUS TO NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT RESOLUTION

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Nov 29 2010
Azerbaijan

The upcoming Astana summit will give momentum to the resolution of
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, head of the OSCE Conflict Prevention
Center, Ambassador Herbert Salber said today.

“It is unrealistic to expect to resolve the issue during the summit,
but we expect to establish a positive atmosphere for improving
relations,” Salber said at a news conference in Astana.

The OSCE summit will be held in Astana on Dec. 1-2 and will bring
together the presidents and prime ministers of 56 OSCE member countries
and 12 OSCE partner countries, as well as the heads of 68 international
organizations.

He added that the conflicting parties must decide on the issue
themselves and “on our part, we can only help.”

“We need a realistic attitude toward the conflict, which has deep
roots and a 20-year history,” Salber said.

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict cannot last long, he stressed, and the
sides should come to a decision on the basis of a compromise.

From: A. Papazian