«The negotiation process over settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict did not decease after Rambouillet, it continues,» stated OSCE Minsk Group French Co-Chair Bernard Fassier at a news conference in Yerevan. In his words, the possibility of a meeting of Armenian and Azeri FMs is not ruled out in May.
Speaking of the schedule of the OSCE MG visits to the region, Bernard Fassier remarked, «the co-chairs visit the region in compliance with a clear agreement and after consultations among themselves. After the Easter (April 16) US mediator Steven Mann will arrive in the region. I will leave for Moscow from Yerevan. There I will meet with Russian Co-Chair Yuri Merzlyakov and Russian Deputy FM Grigory Karasin,» he remarked.
The diplomat also said the MG intends to form new conditions for a meeting of Armenian and Azeri Presidents. «Nothing is decided yet, however we want very much the meeting to be held in June admittedly and in a venue, where the Presidents will agree to meet,» the French diplomat said.
