Armenia ready to settle Karabakh conflict within osce MG

YEREVAN, April 4. /ARKA/. Armenia is willing to settle the Karabakh conflict within the OSCE Minsk Group format and based on the document available at the negotiations, the President-elect of Armenia Serge Sargsian said in Bucharest.

The status of Nagorno-Karabakh peace process has been evaluated at the meeting of Sargsian with OSCE Chairman Special Representative Andjey Kasprshik and OSCE MG Co-Chairs.

According to Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian, Azerbaijan is attempting to break up the OSCE Minsk Group and transfer the settlement into the UNO.

Particularly, on March 14 the UN General Assembly passed the resolution on Nagorno-Karabakh suggested by Azerbaijan with 39 votes “for”, 7 “against” and 100 abstained. The resolution demands immediate withdrawal of Armenian forces from the “occupied” territories of Azerbaijan that requests affirming its right for Nagorno-Karabakh and the adjacent regions, The USA, France and Russia, co0-chairs of OSCE Minsk Group, voted against the resolution.

President-Elect of Armenia Serge Sargsian told journalists that he will communicate more certain impressions after he has a chance to meet with the other side to the conflict. He also said that the Co-Chairs are optimistic and that they have reasons for that.

Sargsian also said that he is not against a meeting with Azerbaiojani President in the scope of a conference upon request of the other side.

Sargsian also visited the Romanian Parliament where he took part in the discussion of the leaders of Euro-Atlantic partnership Council-member countries on the challenged of the 21st century. N.V. –0--