OSCE MG says UN format for Karabakh problem resolution inadmissible
The OSCE assumed the task to assist in resolving the Nagorno Karabakh conflict by a UN decision, OSCE Minsk Group Russian Co-chair, Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov told a news conference in Yerevan today.
Transfer of the issue to another institution should proceed from a mutual agreement of the sides and the OSCE MG, according to him.
"Any UN member state is entitled to introduce draft resolutions. The General Assembly can pass them, but these will be non-binding resolutions. Transfer of Karabakh problem to the UN is wrong from legal, political and diplomatic standpoint," the Russian mediator underscored.
He also advised to refrain from looking for divergences in the Co-chairs' statements and asking about the detail of the negotiation process.
For his part, French Co-chair Bernard Fassier said the UN format is inadmissible for the Karabakh conflict resolution.
Transfer of the issue to another institution should proceed from a mutual agreement of the sides and the OSCE MG, according to him.
"Any UN member state is entitled to introduce draft resolutions. The General Assembly can pass them, but these will be non-binding resolutions. Transfer of Karabakh problem to the UN is wrong from legal, political and diplomatic standpoint," the Russian mediator underscored.
He also advised to refrain from looking for divergences in the Co-chairs' statements and asking about the detail of the negotiation process.
For his part, French Co-chair Bernard Fassier said the UN format is inadmissible for the Karabakh conflict resolution.
