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Yuri Merzlyakov: â€œNext steps on the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict should be determined soonâ€ - EXCLUSIVE

Yuri Merzlyakov: â€œNext steps on the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict should be determined soonâ€ - <font color=red>EXCLUSIVE </font>

12 January 2009 11:57 (UTC +04:00)

Russian Co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group Yuri Merzlyakov told APA exclusively that during their visit to the region they would discuss the opportunities of holding the meeting with the sides.
Asked whether other variants would be proposed for holding the meeting, the co-chair said the mediators had not specified anything.

Asked whether the mediatorsâ€™ calling the sides to agree on the main principles of the settlement gave any results, Russian diplomat regretted that there was no improvement. The mediator noted that much time had passed since the meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers Elmar Mammadyarov and Edward Nalbandian in Helsinki early in December and underlined the importance of determining the next steps.

As regards the visit of the co-chairs to the region, Yuri Merzlyakov said the date of the visit had not been fixed yet.
â€œAfter the date is fixed, it will be known whether the co-chairs will visit the region in full composition or not,â€ he said.

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