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Annex to the OSCE Lisbon document 1996 on Armenia-Azerbaijan conflictAnnex I STATEMENT OF THE OSCE CHAIRMAN-IN-OFFICE You all know that no progress has been achieved in the last two years to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the issue of the territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan. I regret that the efforts of the Co-Chairmen of the Minsk Conference to reconcile the views of the parties on the principles for a settlement have been unsuccessful. Three principles which should form part of the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict were recommended by the Co-Chairmen of the Minsk Group. These principles are supported by all member States of the Minsk Group. They are:
- legal status of Nagorno-Karabakh defined in an agreement based on self-determination
which confers on Nagorno-Karabakh the highest degree of self-rule within
Azerbaijan;
- guaranteed security for Nagorno-Karabakh and its whole population,
including mutual obligations to ensure compliance by all the Parties with
the provisions of the settlement.
I regret that one participating State could not accept this. These principles have the support of all other participating States. This statement will be included in the Lisbon
Summit documents.
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