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Bernard Fassier: â€œThe settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict is complicated as time moves onâ€

19 December 2011 15:29 (UTC +04:00)

The settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict is complicated as time moves onâ€, outgoing OSCE Minsk Group co-chair Bernard Fassier said at the press conference in Baku, APA reports.

Fassier reminded that the Middle East conflict, which is continuing more than 60 years, hasnâ€™t been settled so far. Fassier drew attention to the positive moments in the settlement process and said that the co-chairs have crossed the contact line of troops for five times in the past one and half year: â€œIt is a progress. I see two positive points. First, it was possible to continue discussions as a result of efforts of the co-chairs and the war hasnâ€™t occurred. Secondly, there are written framework principles in order to develop the draft settlementâ€.

The outgoing co-chair expressed sorrow for the losses in the contact line of troops: â€œWe face criticism every time when a soldier or civil person dies. But if the ceasefire regime is observed, such incidents will not occur. I call the sides to observe this regimeâ€.

Fassier said that the sides havenâ€™t given consent to the proposed principles: â€œThatâ€™s why it is necessary to increase efforts for obtaining consent of both sidesâ€.