“I think that there is no progress in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. However, it doesn’t mean that OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs are not making efforts,” former U.S. co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza told journalists, APA reports. He said that Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents do not trust each other: “This trust should be created. Barack Obama’s administration or U.S Secretary of State John Kerry may create this trust. U.S. may increase efforts in the settlement process by appointing permanent co-chair to Minsk Group. John Kerry can play a more important role in the settlement of the conflict from now on”.
The diplomat said he doesn’t expect any progress in the settlement of the conflict till the elections. Speaking about the upcoming presidential elections in Azerbaijan, Matthew Bryza said that he hopes the expectations of Azerbaijani voters will be justified.
“I hope that the OSCE and other international organizations will declare presidential elections in Azerbaijan the most democratic and transparent,” he said.
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