The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, James Warlick of the United States of America, and Pierre Andrieu of France made the statment in chich they welcome efforts to find a negotiated settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and are prepared to work cooperatively with those committed to a peaceful settlement.
"We understand that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) may consider resolutions on the conflict in the near future and remind PACE, and other regional and international organizations, that the Minsk Group remains the only accepted format for negotiations. We appreciate the interest paid by PACE members, but urge that steps not be taken which could undermine the Minsk Group's mandate from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe or complicate ongoing negotiations."
As Commonspace.eu reported in November, the Political Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on 4 November adopted a draft for a resolution on the Karabakh conflict to be discussed in the Plenary Session of PACE in January. In a move seen as breaking with past practice the text uses language which is significantly different from what has been the case so far in resolutions related to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict adopted by European and international bodies.
PACE will hear reports by Robert Walter and Milica Markovic on January 25-29.
source: commonspace.eu
