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26 May 2011 [18:51] - Today.Az
The U.S., Russian and French presidents made a joint statement on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and called on the Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents to prepare the population for peace, not war and to finalize the basic principles of settlement during the upcoming summit in June.
"When the agreement is reached, we are ready to witness the formal adoption of these principles, to assist in the development of the peace agreement and to support its implementation with our international partners," a statement said.
"The further delay will only put the commitment of the parties to
reach the agreements under a question," a joint statement of the three
presidents of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries said.
"When the agreement is reached, we are ready to witness the formal
adoption of these principles, to assist in the development of the peace
agreement and to support its implementation with our international
partners," a statement said.
"We confirm that only settlement through the negotiations may bring
peace, stability and reconciliation, by opening up the opportunities for
regional development and cooperation," the statement said. Obama,
Sarkozy and Medvedev are convinced that it is time for all the parties
of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to take a step towards a peaceful
settlement.
They emphasized that the use of force led to the current situation of
confrontation and instability. "Its repeated use will bring more
suffering and devastation," they said. "It will be condemned by the
international community. We urge the leaders of the parties to prepare
the population for peace, not war."
They stated that significant progress was made as a result of the
efforts made by the parties and co-chairing countries at all levels. The
latest version of the fundamental principles, discussed in Sochi on
March 5, provides for a fair and balanced basis to prepare the
comprehensive peace settlement," a joint statement said. They said that
this document allows the parties to overcome the current unacceptable
state of affairs.
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