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Interfax, Russia
July 22 2010
Yerevan expects Baku's answer to proposals on Karabakh conflict settlement
YEREVAN July 22
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan expects Azerbaijan's response to
proposals on settling the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh that were
recently made in St. Petersburg.
"Proposals were made in St. Petersburg on the basis of the Madrid
principles. Azerbaijan should answer whether it accepts these
proposals or not. We say that this document provides the opportunity
for continuing negotiations. Let's see what Azerbaijan says," Sargsyan
said at a meeting with members of the youth group Together and members
of the Armenian diaspora abroad.
The Armenian and Azeri presidents met in St. Petersburg in mid-July.
Mediators in settling the conflict proposed a settlement plan to Baku
and Yerevan in Madrid in 2007. The plan lays out steps for returning
Azerbaijani land surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh and occupied by Armenia
to Azerbaijan, the granting of interim status to Nagorno- Karabakh,
guarantees of the region's security and self-government, the opening
of a corridor between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, the determination
of Nagorno-Karabakh's legal status based on a referendum to be made in
the future, the return of refugees to their homes, and international
security guarantees.
In commenting on militant remarks coming from Azerbaijan, Sargsyan
suggested that they were "intended for domestic use."
A statement by representatives of the Organization for Security Co-
operation in Europe Minsk Group members made in Almaty says that the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict should be resolved based on three
international law principles: territorial integrity, the right to
self- determination, and non-use of force, Sargsyan said.
"We are also saying that the conflict should be resolved based on
concessions. Anything else is just unacceptable," Sargsyan said.
From: A. Papazian
July 22 2010
Yerevan expects Baku's answer to proposals on Karabakh conflict settlement
YEREVAN July 22
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan expects Azerbaijan's response to
proposals on settling the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh that were
recently made in St. Petersburg.
"Proposals were made in St. Petersburg on the basis of the Madrid
principles. Azerbaijan should answer whether it accepts these
proposals or not. We say that this document provides the opportunity
for continuing negotiations. Let's see what Azerbaijan says," Sargsyan
said at a meeting with members of the youth group Together and members
of the Armenian diaspora abroad.
The Armenian and Azeri presidents met in St. Petersburg in mid-July.
Mediators in settling the conflict proposed a settlement plan to Baku
and Yerevan in Madrid in 2007. The plan lays out steps for returning
Azerbaijani land surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh and occupied by Armenia
to Azerbaijan, the granting of interim status to Nagorno- Karabakh,
guarantees of the region's security and self-government, the opening
of a corridor between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, the determination
of Nagorno-Karabakh's legal status based on a referendum to be made in
the future, the return of refugees to their homes, and international
security guarantees.
In commenting on militant remarks coming from Azerbaijan, Sargsyan
suggested that they were "intended for domestic use."
A statement by representatives of the Organization for Security Co-
operation in Europe Minsk Group members made in Almaty says that the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict should be resolved based on three
international law principles: territorial integrity, the right to
self- determination, and non-use of force, Sargsyan said.
"We are also saying that the conflict should be resolved based on
concessions. Anything else is just unacceptable," Sargsyan said.
From: A. Papazian