After conclusion of a ceasefire agreement in 1994, Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan live in 'no peace no war', French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group said.
“In 2009, the Minsk Group Co-Chairs held 6 meetings with Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan. 3 meetings were initiated by Russian President,” Ambassador Bernard Fassier said during the 73rd NATO PA Rose Roth seminar in Yerevan on Friday.
“The OSCE Minsk Group is committed to implementation of Madrid Principles, which are on the table,” the French mediator said.
According to him, any solution to the conflict should ensure an interim status for Karabakh, envisage security guarantees and return of displaced persons.
“Madrid Principles stipulate for conduction of a referendum in Nagorno Karabakh, for those residing there before the war. They also suppose a corridor between Armenia and Karabakh, return of refugees and establishment of lasting peace with the assistance of international forces. The current period is favorable for the conflict settlement,” he said.
Ambassador Fassier also informed that the mediators met in Paris with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov. “A meeting with the Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian is expected as well,” he said.
