§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh; what plans there are to install NATO or United Nations observers in the region once a ceasefire has been arranged; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh continues, although fighting has slackened because of the harsh winter conditions there. Thousands have died as a result of this dispute and hundreds of thousands have been displaced, and impoverished by economic blockades associated with it. At the British initiative the CSCE started a year ago to mediate between the parties to this dispute. We welcome recent statements by the United Nations Secretary General and the Security Council Chairman that the CSCE should remain the focus for such talks, the latest round of which is due to be convened later this month. The CSCE has undertaken to deploy monitors to Nagorno-Karabakh, subject to a full and effective ceasfire. The details of this deployment are being worked out. NATO has promised support for this.