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  • Lachin's Return Or Referendum Aren't "The Unsettled Point" In The Ne

    LACHIN'S RETURN OR REFERENDUM AREN'T "THE UNSETTLED POINT" IN THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS
    By Aghavni Haroutiunian

    AZG Armenian Daily
    08/12/2006

    In the interview to "Day.az" agency, Elmar Mamediarov, Foreign
    Minister of Azerbaijan commented on in his recent statement in which
    he said that there is only one issue concerning the main principles
    of the Nagorno Karabakh settlement that remained unsettled in the
    negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. In Particular, he said
    that he wished he could have done that any time he wanted, but he
    needs to keep the details of the negotiations in secret, taking into
    account the feelings of the Armenian and the Azeri peoples, though
    there become less unsettled points.

    In this context, Mamediarov emphaszied the importance of unvailing
    the secret details of the negotiations, " as a movement of liberating
    the territories and returning the refugees in the future." He added
    that when the common agreement is achieved, the theme of the agreement
    will be widely discussed, as no long term agreement will be achieved
    without the concent of the society.

    In response to the question whether "the unsettled issue" concerns
    the deadline for the referendum for the status of the Nagorno
    Karabakh. It's worth mentioning that the Armenian side demands
    5 years for that, while the Azeri side insists on 15 years. As
    for returning Lachin region to Azerbaijan as the second variant,
    Mamediarov rejected that. Thus, the so called "unsettled point" that
    hinders the negotiations concerns neither the returning of Lachin
    nor the referendum that may be held in 5 or 15 years.

    Mamediarov also touched upon the GUAM statement concerning the
    coinstitutional referendum in Nagorno Karabakh. It's worth mentioning
    that the GUAM member states didn't support the referendum. According to
    Mamediarov, there is a contradiction between the negotiation process
    and the referendum. Besides, he expressed doubts that the Armenian
    side is cincere.

    Perhaps, we need to remind to Mamediarov that Ilham Aliev and
    he himseld do not negotiate with the political subject where the
    constitutional referendum will be held on December 10.
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