THE NEXT STOP OF THE NAGORNI KARABAKH QUESTION IS ISTANBUL

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“It is difficult to say that there was no progress in Ramboulle. We try to find out our further steps concerning this problem. We saw in Yerevan and in Baku that the sides are ready to go ahead,” the Vice Secretary of the USA State department Daniel Fried and the Co-president of the OSCE in the Minsk group Steven Mann informed the journalists today after the meeting with Robert Kocharyan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Defense.

They came to Yerevan from Baku. “Our visit is aimed at discussing 3 questions – the current of the conflict of Nagorni Karabakh after Ramboulle, the energy security of the territory, especially after the gas price changes and to view the future of the Caucasus in the territory after solving the conflicts of NK, Osia and Abkhazia,” said Daniel Fried. Today Mr. Fried said that his announcement, that the opinions of the USA and RF on the settlement of the conflict do not match, was not understood properly. On the bases of Daniel Fried’s announcement one can suppose that there are certain disagreements between the co-presidents of the OSCE Minsk group on the issue of the settlement of the NK conflict. “My words weren’t taken properly. Before our visit to Baku and our arrival in Yerevan the ambassador Mr. Steven Mann and I met the other presidents of the OSCE, consulted with them and got their agreement. I must say that the co-presidents fully support the settlement of the NK conflict,” said Mr. Fried. Today Steven Mann refused to reject or accept the announcement of the Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan in which the latter said as if Armenia has nothing to do with the compromises of the NK conflict and now it is Azerbaijan’s turn to go on compromises. “What answer do you expect from me?” asked Mr. Mann and added, “I am sure that the two sides will go on their negotiations and they both want to settle the conflict.” As for the meeting of the OSCE Minsk group Co-presidents, Mr. Mann said, “Please don’t attach political importance to the choice. My next stop will simply be Ankara and I want to inform my companions about the results of our visits. ” By the way, during the meeting with the journalists the vice secretary of the USA State Department mentioned that the USA and Europe continue to observe the diversification issues of the energetic sources, especially of the nuclear energy. “I have seen that people are mainly interested in atom energy in Armenia. I shall arouse that question in Washington and we shall work in its connection.”