Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the prospects of settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict at the NATO summit in Newport (Wales) yesterday. Kerry emphasized that there was no alternative to a peaceful resolution of the conflict and urged the presidents to strengthen trust and de-escalate the situation on the contact line of Armenian-Azerbaijani forces.
Kerry corroborated U.S. support for the OSCE Minsk Group as a platform for negotiations, adding that he would join the process himself if necessary. He emphasized that the political willingness of the sides of the conflict was the main component to end the dispute.
French President Francois Hollande had a meeting with Aliyev and Sargsyan. The sides expressed satisfaction with the development of contacts and emphasized prospects for strengthening of cooperation in the economic, political and cultural sectors. Hollande plans to meet the presidents in France soon.
Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan made speeches at the summit. The speech of the Azerbaijani leader has not been published yet. His Armenian counterpart warned attendees of the NATO summit against putting the Nagorno-Karabakh issue in the final declaration. He urged members of the Alliance to follow the common sense and rhetoric of the OSCE Minsk Group when passing a document on the Karabakh problem.
Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry discuss prospects of settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict at the NATO summit in Newport (Wales) yesterday. Kerry emphasized that there was no alternative to peaceful resolution of the conflict and urged the presidents to strengthen trust and de-escalate the situation on the contact line of Armenian-Azerbaijani forces.Kerry corroborated U.S. support for the OSCE Minsk Group as a platform for negotiations, adding that he would join the process himself if necessary. He emphasized that the political willingness of the sides of the conflict was the main component to end the dispute.French President Francois Hollande had a meeting with Aliyev and Sargsyan. The sides expressed satisfaction with the development of contacts and emphasized prospects for strengthening of cooperation in the economic, political and cultural sectors. Hollande plans to meet the presidents in France soon.Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan made speeches at the summit. The speech of the Azerbaijani leader has not been published yet. His Armenian counterpart warned attendees of the NATO summit against putting the Nagorno-Karabakh issue in the final declaration. He urged members of the Alliance to follow common sense and rhetoric of the OSCE Minsk Group when passing a document on the Karabakh prob
