It is impossible to sign framework agreement at presidents’ Moscow meeting: OSCE MG U.S. Co-Chair (UPDATE)

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“It is impossible to sign a framework agreement during the upcoming meeting of the presidents in Moscow.

I hope for turning point in Moscow relying on the development in St Petersburg”, OSCE Minsk Group US Co-Chair Matthew Bryza told journalists in Baku. Bryza said the signing of framework agreement is a long process and it would take much. “In any case, the progress depends not on us, but on the presidents. Relying on the atmosphere we saw in Armenia yesterday and President Aliyev’s latest statements, I can say that there is a hope”.

Bryza said positive change in the atmosphere in Armenia is related with the latest statement by the President of Azerbaijan. “I believe these statements are important to prepare Azerbaijani population for the framework agreement as well”.

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Armenia's mood concerning the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement has been considerably improved,the OSCE Minks Group U.S. Co-Chair Matthew Bryza said.

The statement came before his visit to Baku from Yerevan, where the mediators held the talks on the Karabakh settlement yesterday.

"I think it will lead to some progress in the talks. I hope the U.S., French and Russian presidents will express their opinion on this issue at the G-8 summit," Bryza said.

Bryza said the Azerbaijani president's statement is fertile ground to develop a "framework agreement" to resolve the conflict. "We have designed a" framework agreement", some points of which do not satisfy Armenia, but there are also some points with which they agree," the co-chair said.

Advance observed in the Karabakh settlement indicate that the two presidents and two ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan are very serious about their work, and each of the countries supports peaceful resolution of the conflict, Bryza said.

The next negotiations between the Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents will take place in Moscow, he said.

"The constructive negotiations were held in Yerevan and we hope for such negotiations in Baku which will enable to achieve the next progress," Bernard Fassier, the French Co-Chair told journalists.

/Trend News, APA/