§ Jane GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. [127874]
§ Mr. RammellOur policy on the Nagorno Karabakh dispute is that we will support any mechanism for its resolution which both parties can accept and which has a realistic chance of delivering a lasting political settlement. The framework for discussing such mechanisms is the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group The three co-chairs of the Minsk Group, Russia, US and France, have worked very hard to try to move a political process forward.
The UK will be funding a £2 million three year project aiming to improve the prospects for a permanent settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. We shall continue to encourage the governments of both Azerbaijan and Armenia to look to the future and build a better relationship between their two countries.