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OSCE document, Dec 3, 1996Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe 1996 SUMMIT LISBON, 2-3 December 1996 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: -territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia and the Azerbaijan Republic; -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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