Co-chairs of the OSCE MG, within which settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict proceeds arrived in the region with a principal to intensify the negotiations, the mediators stated at a news conference in Baku October 2 after talks with President Ilham Aliyev and Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov.
«The principal aim of the visit to the region is to restore direct dialogue between parties to conflict,” US Co-Chair Matthew Bryza said. He noted the pause in the talks during the summer and current activation. Russian Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov also said resumption of direct contacts between Armenia and Azerbaijan is necessary. “Talks in Azerbaijan are over, then we will leave for Yerevan, then we can report the time and venue of the meeting between Armenian and Azeri FMs. Following that we can speak of a meeting between the two Presidents,” he underscored.
In the words of French mediator Bernard Fassier the differences in the positions of the parties are hard to overcome. «Coming meetings will be aimed at resolving differences. Neither Russia, nor France imagine a settlement of the conflict by force,» Fassier said, reports Day.az.
