G8 DISCUSSED THE ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN, NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT
As the press service of the Kremlin said, in the Statement of Chairman of the Summit is noted, that during the meeting the question on situation around Nagorno Karabakh has been lifted. In the Statement, it has been confirmed, that “the group of eight” supports intermediary efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group (Russia, USA, France) and necessity of the quick coordination of main principles of peace settlement of the conflict in 2006. The Statement says: “We call Azerbaijan and Armenia to show political will, to reach the agreement and prepare their peoples for peace”.
In opinion of experts, discussion of the question on settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict at the summit of the “group of eight” where the three of the countries of co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group, testifies to attention of the world community to this problem and aspiration to render political influence on its solution.
In opinion of observers, inauguration of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline also erects this question in frameworks priority as full-scale realization of the “Contract of the Century” assumes long-term and predicted safety of the country which is impossible without the settlement of disputable territorial questions.
Analysts also assume, that representatives of OSCE MG stir up the activity in search of mutually acceptable decisions for the quick coordination of main principles of peace settlement and try to do it this year.