ArmInfo.Richard Hoagland, US mediator in OSCE Minsk Group, unveiled the main elements of the Karabakh conflict settlement, the "Voice of America". According to the report, taking into account the complex history of the Karabakh conflict sides should in the future to fix its final legal status on the basis of consensus and legally binding expression of will. And before that territory within the administrative borders of the former Nagorno-Karabakh autonomous and not under the control of Baku must obtain a temporary status, which, at a minimum, provides guarantees of security and sovereignty.
The "occupied territories" around Nagorno-Karabakh, according to the statement, should be transferred under the control of Baku. There can not be any settlement without taking into account Azerbaijan's sovereignty, the report says. "The power of Azerbaijan over these territories should be restored," the text says.
The next item is discussed the creation of a land corridor between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, which should be "wide enough" for the safe transport, but can not occupy the entire territory of Lachin region. A long-term settlement should ensure the right of all forcibly resettled and refugees to places of early residence, the statement said.
And the last point is negotiating the creation of international security guarantees, which includes a long- term settlement. These guarantees, according to the statement, should include peacekeeping operations. "There is no scenario in which the world could be achieved without a well-organized peacekeeping activities, enjoying the confidence of all parties," - said in a statement.
ArmInfo. The OSCE Minsk Group currently does not see the need for a new UN resolution on Nagorno-Karabakh. On March 27, during a press conference in Yerevan, the US co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group Richard Hoagland said, answering the question of how likely is the adoption of a new UN resolution on Nagorno-Karabakh.