Osce Minsk Group Working on New Proposals on Karabakh – Diplomat

BAKU. Aug 3 (Interfax) – The cochairmen of the OSCE Minsk group are studying the positions of Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict in order to formulate new settlement proposals, U.S. cochairman Matthew Bryza said.

He told the press on Friday that he was in Baku to examine the positions of the sides on behalf of the Minsk group cochairmen.

He said that the cochairmen are at the stage of formulating new settlement proposals.

Bryza said he expected new proposals to be made and expressed hope there will be progress in the conflict settlement.

He expressed disappointment with the outcome of the St. Petersburg meeting of the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan. However, after visiting Yerevan and Baku, he believes that the process continues, he said.

Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno Karabakh in an armed conflict with Armenia in the 1990s. The OSCE Minsk group, representing the United States, Russia and France, is trying to settle the conflict.

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