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    Today, Azerbaijan
    April 20 2005


    State official - Azerbaijan doesn't need calls by OSCE Minsk group
    co-chairs to Azeri people

    20 April 2005 [17:47] - Today.Az

    Azerbaijan unilaterally accepts the calls on compromises by the OSCE
    Minsk Group co-chars to the Azerbaijani and Armenian peoples.


    Novruz Mammadov, the head of the International Relationships Department
    of the President's Apparat, said that such statements contradict the
    mission and authorities of the mediators in the Armenian-Azerbaijani
    conflict over Nagorno- Karabakh, Trend reports.

    He gave strict reply to last statement by the co-chairs. "We do not
    act on the base of statements by co-chairs, as they are only mediator
    in the conflict resolution process and should fulfill their task. We
    don't need statements addressed to both nations," he underlined.

    According to Mammadov, the co-chairs were to appeal such the leadership
    and people of Armenia with such calls. In reply to question on
    possible compromises by the Azerbaijani people for its leadership in
    this context Mammadov assured that Azerbaijan rules out any principle
    compromises. "We hold firm ground - territorial integrity of Azerbaijan
    must be ensured, the occupied districts must be liberated, the refugees
    must be repatriated. Azerbaijan will take any resolution upon thorough
    analysis if some compromises are taken in this respect," he underlined.

    Touching upon the process of resolution Mammadov said that the
    talks were in favor of Azerbaijan. "Thus, Azerbaijan demonstrates
    diplomatic advantage, while Armenia cannot go ahead the political
    atavism. Armenia reached the deadlock. They are in no condition to
    independently take any resolution. The situation will not be normalized
    for them irrespective of continuation of talks.

    Avoiding commenting on individual meetings of the Foreign Ministers
    with the OSCE co-chairs Mammadov said that initially it was not
    planned to changes the format of the talks and if it occurred, it
    mirrors the spirits of the Armenian side.

    Mammadov also touched upon the fate of a report of the mission
    to reveal the facts of the OSCE on settlement of Armenians in the
    occupied zone. The theme was open for discussions at UN and the
    mission is expected to pay visits to the region.

    URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/19083.html
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