  Fassier: unless basic principles are accepted OSCE MG will have to suggest a new concept  June 15, 2011 - 19:49 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - At current stage of Karabakh conflict settlement, the OSCE Minsk Group activities proved to be effective, OSCE MG U.S. co-chair Robert Bradtke said. "OSCE MG format is quite flexible and able to respond quickly to any changes in the region," Bradtke said speaking at a hearing Wednesday in the European Parliament. According to him, in future, EU will largely contribute to conflict settlement. According to him, in their recent statement in Deauville, the leaders of three countries of the OSCE Minsk Group urged the parties to make "bold steps" to apply basic principles. Speaking about the performance of the co-chairs, U.S. mediator said: "The main thing we have done is to prevent a new war." According to the French co-chair Bernard Fassier, the EU's role in this conflict is decisive. "The lease EU’s done is the training of civil society in both countries," said Fassier. Also, the ambassador said if the basic principles are not accepted soon, the co-chairs will have to come up with a new concept. According to Fassier, the co-chairs were hoping for a breakthrough in 2009, which is why the presidents of the OSCE Minsk Group for the first time took the responsibility of publishing the basic principles for a settlement. "Thus, today we come to an end of the third cycle in Karabakh conflict settlement," Trend News quoted the ambassador as saying.    The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now. The OSCE Minsk Group The OSCE Minsk Group was created in 1992 to encourage a peaceful, negotiated resolution to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. The Minsk Group is headed by a Co-Chairmanship consisting of France, Russia and the United States. The main objectives of the Minsk Process are as follows: Providing an appropriate framework for conflict resolution in the way of assuring the negotiation process supported by the Minsk Group; Obtaining conclusion by the Parties of an agreement on the cessation of the armed conflict in order to permit the convening of the Minsk Conference; Promoting the peace process by deploying OSCE multinational peacekeeping forces.  Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
