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EDWARD NALBANDIAN: THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE TO PEACE TALKS
armradio.am
04.06.2008 14:01
The meeting between the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan Serzh
Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev will take place in Saint Petersburg on
June 6. "We connect hopes with the meeting in the regard that it
is the first meeting between the new President of Armenia and the
Azerbaijani President. It will be a familiarization meeting not
only with regard to personal acquaintance, but also the approaches,
positions and philosophy of the two parties. We hope that the meeting
will yield positive results, i.e. the sides will declare they are ready
to continue the negotiations," RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian
told a press conference today.
According to the Minister, the suggestions presented by the Co-Chairs
in Madrid form a basis for talks, and Armenia is ready to continue
the peace process based on those. "Azerbaijan must also be ready
to continue the negotiations on the basis of these proposals," the
Minister noted. In response to the some statements of the Azeri side
that there is no document on the table, the Foreign Minister said the
document exists and is registered in the OSCE in Vienna. "In reality,
these proposals are registered in the form of a document," Minister
Nalbandian noted.
According to him, the proposals are the result of long efforts of
the Co-Chairs and the conflicting parties.
Edward Nalbandian underlined that we should refrain from any step that
can hamper the talks. Currently the negotiations are in a stage when we
should be cautious not to disturb these in any manner, not to pour oil
on the flames, especially if some structures are not familiar with the
process, they should be more cautious in their comments and statements.
The Minister noted that the Azerbaijani side rarely notes it's
ready to continue the peace process. There are many more threats on
different levels in Baku that the issue may be solved in a military
way. "the Karabakh issue must be solved in a peaceful way: there is
no alternative to negotiations, the statements about the military
solution are a result of impermissible way of thinking," Minister
Nalbandian said, adding that during the meeting with Russian Foreign
Minister Sergey Lavrov he got convinced that the Minsk Group Co-Chairs
keep to the same position.
armradio.am
04.06.2008 14:01
The meeting between the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan Serzh
Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev will take place in Saint Petersburg on
June 6. "We connect hopes with the meeting in the regard that it
is the first meeting between the new President of Armenia and the
Azerbaijani President. It will be a familiarization meeting not
only with regard to personal acquaintance, but also the approaches,
positions and philosophy of the two parties. We hope that the meeting
will yield positive results, i.e. the sides will declare they are ready
to continue the negotiations," RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian
told a press conference today.
According to the Minister, the suggestions presented by the Co-Chairs
in Madrid form a basis for talks, and Armenia is ready to continue
the peace process based on those. "Azerbaijan must also be ready
to continue the negotiations on the basis of these proposals," the
Minister noted. In response to the some statements of the Azeri side
that there is no document on the table, the Foreign Minister said the
document exists and is registered in the OSCE in Vienna. "In reality,
these proposals are registered in the form of a document," Minister
Nalbandian noted.
According to him, the proposals are the result of long efforts of
the Co-Chairs and the conflicting parties.
Edward Nalbandian underlined that we should refrain from any step that
can hamper the talks. Currently the negotiations are in a stage when we
should be cautious not to disturb these in any manner, not to pour oil
on the flames, especially if some structures are not familiar with the
process, they should be more cautious in their comments and statements.
The Minister noted that the Azerbaijani side rarely notes it's
ready to continue the peace process. There are many more threats on
different levels in Baku that the issue may be solved in a military
way. "the Karabakh issue must be solved in a peaceful way: there is
no alternative to negotiations, the statements about the military
solution are a result of impermissible way of thinking," Minister
Nalbandian said, adding that during the meeting with Russian Foreign
Minister Sergey Lavrov he got convinced that the Minsk Group Co-Chairs
keep to the same position.