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    EDWARD NALBANDIAN: GOOD PRECONDITIONS EXIST TODAY FOR SOLVING THE KARABAKH ISSUE

    armradio.am
    19.09.2008 10:33

    RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian responded to the questions of
    "Arminfo" agency. The full text of the interview is presented below.

    Q.: Mr. Minister, according to the information disseminated by Azeri
    media, US Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza declared
    in Baku that Turkey can have its contribution to the process of
    the Karabakh conflict settlement and help Armenia demonstrate more
    flexible position. What's your opinion about this view?

    A.: If we believe in the citations of Azerbaijani media, then most
    probably Mr. Bryza incorrectly used the word Armenia instead of
    Azerbaijan, since Turkey can use its influence for making Azerbaijan's
    position more flexible, deriving from the reality that Azerbaijani
    leaders have many times described the relations between Azerbaijan
    and Turkey as "one nation - two states."

    Q.: Does the information about the meetings of Armenian and Turkish
    diplomats in Switzerland correspond to reality?

    A.: There have always been contacts between Armenian and Turkish
    diplomats and there is nothing extraordinary in these meetings.

    Q.: There are talks about the three-way meeting between the Foreign
    Ministers of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey. Will you confirm the
    information?

    A.: As early as September 7 in Yerevan we arranged with the=2 0Turkish
    Foreign Minister to meet in New York on the sidelines of the 63rd
    session of the UN General Assembly. Mr. Babacan suggested to organize
    another meeting in a trilateral format. I do not mind organizing such
    a meeting.

    Q.: The talks about the change of the OSCE Minsk Group are rather
    active today. To what extent are there grounded?

    A.: The Minsk Group is the acting format of resolving the Karabakh
    conflict, which enjoys the support of the international community. The
    negotiations continue on the basis of eth proposals of the OSCE Minsk
    Group Co-Chairs. I think that today good preconditions exist for the
    resolution of the issue, which can open new opportunities for regional
    cooperation for all countries.

    Q.: According to Turkish media, some document is going to be signed
    during your meeting with Ali Babacan in New York. What would you say
    about the authenticity of this information?

    A.: Upon the instruction of the Presidents of Armenia and Turkey, as a
    result of the talks with Turkey's Foreign Minister Babacn we declared
    about our resoluteness to fully normalize the bilateral relations and
    we are trying to make steps in this direction. I hope we will move
    along that way without creating artificial obstacles fro each other.
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