August 13, 2009 - 12:36 AMT
Bryza: Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan are very close to signing an agreement on basic principles
The American co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza said that the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan are very close to signing an agreement on basic principles for the Karabakh conflict settlement.

U.S. diplomat, who is on a farewell tour in the region and already visited Georgia and Armenia, is now in Azerbaijan.

According to Mattew Bryza, presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan are very close to signing a framework agreement on the basic principles of the Karabakh conflict settlement. American diplomat pointed out that "in the first phase Armenia should return the territories around Karabakh." "Settlement of rest issues, including the status of Karabakh, will take place step-by-step," Bryza said, Bakililar.AZ reports.