OSCE MG to meet in Istanbul March 20

The terms of the visit to the region will depend on the positions and readiness of the parties, says the joint statement of the mediators upon completion of the Washington meeting.

"We call upon the Armenian and Azerbaijani authorities to prepare their peoples not for war but for peace. We call upon both parties to base on the elaborated principles to settle the conflict in 2006. Despite the outcomes of the presidential meeting in Rambouillet, the Co-chairs believe a number of preconditions create a favorable atmosphere for the conflict settlement in 2006 and call upon the Armenian and Azerbaijani leadership to spare no effort for achieving results," the joint statement of the OSCE Minsk Group says, reported RFE/RL.

/PanARMENIAN.Net/