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Interfax, Russia
June 14 2011
Yerevan insists on Stepanakert's role in Karabakh talks
YEREVAN. June 14
Yerevan insists on Stepanakert's role in Karabakh talks
The Nagorno-Karabakh authorities should be allowed to attend talks on
ways to resolve the conflict over the self-proclaimed republic,
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan said.
"I totally agree with the opinion expressed by the president of
Nagorno-Karabakh, who said that Stepanakert should participate in
these talks. It will be impossible to switch to the second stage of
negotiations in the absence of consent on the part of
Nagorno-Karabakh. The second stage will see the drafting of a peace
document," Nalbandyan said at a joint news conference with Swedish
Foreign Minister Carl Bildt.
The second phase could be launched only after both Armenia, Azerbaijan
and Nagorno-Karabakh agree to the fundamental principles of the peace
process, he said.
Commenting on an upcoming meeting of the Armenian, Azeri and Russian
presidents in Kazan, Russia, Nalbandyan said that "progress could be
made if these positive tendencies endure in Kazan."
The possibility of sending peacekeepers to the conflict zone has not
been discussed in the past three years, the Armenian minister said.
"The position that the people of Nagorno-Karabakh are the master of
their fate is a cornerstone of the settlement process," he said.
There is no alternative to a peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, the Swedish minister said.
A compromise needs to be secured in order to be able to make progress,
Bildt said, stressing the importance of using every opportunity to
allay tensions.
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June 14 2011
Yerevan insists on Stepanakert's role in Karabakh talks
YEREVAN. June 14
Yerevan insists on Stepanakert's role in Karabakh talks
The Nagorno-Karabakh authorities should be allowed to attend talks on
ways to resolve the conflict over the self-proclaimed republic,
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan said.
"I totally agree with the opinion expressed by the president of
Nagorno-Karabakh, who said that Stepanakert should participate in
these talks. It will be impossible to switch to the second stage of
negotiations in the absence of consent on the part of
Nagorno-Karabakh. The second stage will see the drafting of a peace
document," Nalbandyan said at a joint news conference with Swedish
Foreign Minister Carl Bildt.
The second phase could be launched only after both Armenia, Azerbaijan
and Nagorno-Karabakh agree to the fundamental principles of the peace
process, he said.
Commenting on an upcoming meeting of the Armenian, Azeri and Russian
presidents in Kazan, Russia, Nalbandyan said that "progress could be
made if these positive tendencies endure in Kazan."
The possibility of sending peacekeepers to the conflict zone has not
been discussed in the past three years, the Armenian minister said.
"The position that the people of Nagorno-Karabakh are the master of
their fate is a cornerstone of the settlement process," he said.
There is no alternative to a peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, the Swedish minister said.
A compromise needs to be secured in order to be able to make progress,
Bildt said, stressing the importance of using every opportunity to
allay tensions.
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