”As Co-Chair of the Minsk Group, France is determined to assist in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, to which there can only be a balanced and negotiated political solution, on the basis, among other elements, of the proposals jointly articulated by presidents Sarkozy, Medvedev and Obama in L’Aquila and Muskoka. These proposals are to be considered as an integrated whole,” the Prime Minister of France, Fançois Fillon, said speaking at the OSCE summit in Astana today.
“We must first the settlement of frozen conflicts forward resolutely. Regarding Transnistria, negotiations must enter into a more active phase and they must be accompanied by confidence-building measures aimed at a settlement of the conflict that preserves the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Moldavia. The European Union will continue to support the OSCE in this endeavour,” he said.
“Where Georgia is concerned, we wish to see its independence, its sovereignty and its territorial integrity respected within internationally recognised borders,” Fillon said.
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