OSCE MG US AMBASSADOR CONTENT WITH KARABAKH TALKS

PanARMENIAN.Net - OSCE Minsk Group Ambassador representing the US Steven Mann advises that after making public the report of the fact finding mission, which worked on the "occupied territories of Azerbaijan," to familiarize with it in full, Azertag news agency reported. "People should understand that the report drawn by the OSCE mission aims at promoting the negotiations. The Minsk Group Ambassadors, as well as the US Government also want it," he noted. Not commenting on the report, which will be made public at the sitting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna next Thursday, Steven Mann stated that he would not like to make any conclusions before that time. However, he noted that he believes that "the document drawn by us is exact and detailed, professionally reveals the matter. A group of specialists led by Emily Haber has done a top quality work." Ambassador Mann, who participated in discussions on the topic of the Caspian Gas and Energy Security of Europe in Washington March 10, said he was content with the course of the talks over settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Steven Mann, who is also State Department Advisor for Caspian Basin Energy Diplomacy, says that the Karabakh issue takes most of his time. "I am glad to be busy all the time. This means that the negotiation cycle between the parties continues," he added.


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