March 14, 2008 - 17:10 AMT
OSCE MG won't support Azerbaijan's resolution on Karabakh
"OSCE Minsk Group co-chair countries will not support Azerbaijan's draft resolution 'On occupied territories of Azerbaijan'. It turned out to be one-sided, absolutely imbalanced and inappropriate. It was so unexpected for all of us," OSCE Minsk Group Russian Co-chair, Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov said.

"We offer either to postpone consideration of the document, or simply try to make it acceptable for approval. The Azerbaijani delegation rejected our proposals in New York, referring to the absence of relevant testimonies. In this situation all co-chair countries concluded that they cannot support the document. I should say that the sixth item of the document contains a very good paragraph, indicating better work of the OSCE Minsk Group," he said, Trend Azeri news agency reported.