April 11, 2005 - 12:11 AMT
US MG CO-CHAIR: EACH CONFLICT HAS ITS PECULIARITIES WITH ONE EXCEPTION - ALL CONFLICTS SHOULD BE SETTLED PEACEFULLY
"Each conflict has its peculiarities. I never draw parallels between the Karabakh and Georgian-Abkhazian conflicts. There is one exception only - all the conflict should be settled peacefully", US Co-Chair of the US Minsk Group Steven Mann, who heads the delegation of US diplomats to Abkhazia at the moment, stated, IA Regnum reports. In Mr. Mann's words, when performing mediatorial mission for settling the conflicts the attention should be paid to what the conflicting parties say but not to the publications in press. When responding to the question whether he expects Baku to take some steps in view of the recent statements by the Armenian Defense Minister on the possible concessions Steven Mann said he prefers not to use subjunctive mood when speaking. "I and other members of the OSCE Minsk Group will continue the dialogue with the Armenian and Azeri Foreign Ministers. I also hope that we will succeed in arriving at an efficient, constructive and concrete resolution", he resumed.