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  • Karabakh Status Can Be Determined After Refugees Return - Azeri Spok

    KARABAKH STATUS CAN BE DETERMINED AFTER REFUGEES RETURN - AZERI SPOKESMAN

    Interfax News Agency
    Russia & CIS Military Newswire
    July 4, 2006 Tuesday 1:03 PM MSK

    A decision on the status of Nagorno- Karabakh can be taken only after
    all refugees return to the predominantly ethnic Armenian enclave and
    after safe living conditions for the Azeri and Armenian communities
    have been established there, Azeri Foreign Ministry spokesman Tair
    Tagizade told Interfax.

    "Only after the pre-conflict demographic composition of the
    Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan has been restored, after
    security has been guaranteed and after conditions allowing the two
    communities to live side-by-side peacefully have been established,
    will it be possible to speak about a democratic constitutional way
    to determine the status of Nagorno-Karabakh," he said.

    Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian said on Monday that conflict
    settlement initiatives presented by the OSCE Minsk Group "are generally
    acceptable for Armenia. We are ready to continue talks with Azerbaijan
    on ways to settle the Karabakh conflict," he said.

    "In my opinion, it is obvious that Armenia could have and should
    have accepted them. You do not have to search for anything new. The
    statement by the [OSCE Minsk Group] co-chairmen overwhelmingly
    confirmed it," Tagizade said.

    "We are speaking about liberating all occupied districts of Azerbaijan
    outside Nagorno-Karabakh, withdrawing Armenian troops from the areas,
    carrying out mine-sweeping operations, restoring road links, helping
    refugees return to the districts and guaranteeing security," the
    spokesman said.
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