2 of NATO member and MG co-chairing states approve settlement of NK conflict based three principles
Lisbon hosted NATO summit final declaration’s 35th paragraph defines “We remain committed in our support of the territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and the Republic of Moldova, and will also continue to support efforts towards a peaceful settlement of these regional conflicts, taking into account these principles.”
Armenian Public Radio news program “Radiolur” requested official remarks from Embassies of United States and of France to Armenia, both are co-chairing states to OSCE Minsk Group, and at the same time they are NATO member states, about NK conflict resolution.
Embassy of the United States of America to Armenia sent official response which reads: “The United States remains committed to the peaceful and long-lasting settlement of the conflict through the Minsk Group process on the basis of the three principles of the Helsinki Final Act – non-use of force or the threat of force, territorial integrity and the right of peoples to self-determination, which were further consolidated in the joint statements of Presidents Obama, Sarkozy and Medvedev issued in L’Aquila in 2009 and Muskoka in 2010,” the US Embassy stated in its official response.”
“As a co-chairing country of the OSCE Minsk Group, France remains committed to the negotiated settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict based on the principles of the Helsinki Final Act, non-use of force or the threat of force, territorial integrity and the right of peoples to self-determination, as well as on the elements included in the L’Aquila and Muskoka statements of Presidents Sarkozy, Medvedev and Obama,” the French Embassy stated in its official response.