OSCE Mediators On Karabakh Presented Their Annual Report Of Activiti

OSCE MEDIATORS ON KARABAKH PRESENTED THEIR ANNUAL REPORT OF ACTIVITIES

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Nov 3 2011
Armenia

VIENNA. – The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Bernard
Fassier of France, Robert Bradtke of the United States, and Igor Popov
of the Russian Federation) and Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk (Personal
Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office) presented their
annual report of activities on November 3 to the Permanent Council of
the OSCE, in light of the upcoming OSCE Ministerial Council in Vilnius.

In summarizing their efforts to mediate a lasting and peaceful
settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Co-Chairs noted
that in the past year they visited the region eight times and held
fourteen separate meetings in various locations with Azerbaijani
President Aliyev and Armenian President Sargsian. The Co-Chairs also
crossed the Line of Contact by foot four times in the past fourteen
months, demonstrating that the Line is not a permanent barrier between
peoples of the region and that military coordination in implementing
the ceasefire is possible when all the sides are willing.

Highlighting the continued engagement of their three governments,
including at the highest level, the Co-Chairs also reiterated that
there is no military solution and that political will by the sides
is essential for them to make the difficult decisions required to
move beyond the unacceptable status quo and achieve peace.

The Co-Chairs also described additional efforts intended to improve
the atmosphere for negotiations, strengthen implementation of the
ceasefire, and promote understanding among peoples of the region. The
Co-Chairs plan to travel to the region again at the end of this
month to further develop proposals on these issues and to discuss
continuation of the negotiation process.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress