YEREVAN, APRIL 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs are sure that the start of the process on normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations will have a positive impact on the process of Nagorno Karabakh settlement. They stated it at the April 27 press conference. MG French Co-chair Bernard Fassier said that the mediators have no right to comment upon the "road map" signed between Armenia and Turkey on April 22. At the same time, according to him, the signing of that document became the first step aimed at normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations. "That document means the start of a new process, which will require much time. We hope that this process will create a favorable climate for settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict. And we, mediators, parallel with this process should exert all efforts for solving the Nagorno Karabakh problem," the French diplomat stated. As to a connection between the process of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations and Nagorno Karabakh settlement, B. Fassier reminded that the Armenian authorities have repeatedly denied existence of such a connection. American Co-chair Matthew Bryza stated: "The document signed between Armenia and Turkey had a good impact on increase of a positive energy in the region. In its turn, that energy will contribute to Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement. We think that both processes, normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations and Nagorno Karabakh settlement, will proceed separately, that is, parallelly but with different speeds."

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