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Azerbaijan attempting to pressure Armenia ahead of presidents' meeting - MP
13:43 - 05.03.11
For the past two years, Azerbaijan has been provoking clashes on the
contact line on the eves of the meetings between the Armenian and
Azeri presidents, and it has become a kind of a tradition, a
Prosperous Armenia MP says when asked to comment on yesterday's
incident in which the Azerbaijani forces opened fire at the Armenian
positions in Karabakh, killing an Armenian soldier.
"For the past two years, Azerbaijan has been escalating the situation
on the contact line ahead of the meetings," Aram Safaryan said. "I
regret to note that this time too Azerbaijan is escalating the
situation in order to fail the negotiations and pressure Armenia."
He said Azerbaijan's conduct demonstrates its unpreparedness for
taking part in the Russian-brokered process and adopting positions in
accordance with the OSCE principles.
"But I am still optimistic about the Minsk Group process since Russia,
as a negotiation locomotive, is capable to talk the parties into
developing a package of proposals," he said, adding that this could be
the maximum and most realistic expectation for 2011.
"I am sure the Armenian side has never hampered the process," he added.
Tert.am
From: A. Papazian
13:43 - 05.03.11
For the past two years, Azerbaijan has been provoking clashes on the
contact line on the eves of the meetings between the Armenian and
Azeri presidents, and it has become a kind of a tradition, a
Prosperous Armenia MP says when asked to comment on yesterday's
incident in which the Azerbaijani forces opened fire at the Armenian
positions in Karabakh, killing an Armenian soldier.
"For the past two years, Azerbaijan has been escalating the situation
on the contact line ahead of the meetings," Aram Safaryan said. "I
regret to note that this time too Azerbaijan is escalating the
situation in order to fail the negotiations and pressure Armenia."
He said Azerbaijan's conduct demonstrates its unpreparedness for
taking part in the Russian-brokered process and adopting positions in
accordance with the OSCE principles.
"But I am still optimistic about the Minsk Group process since Russia,
as a negotiation locomotive, is capable to talk the parties into
developing a package of proposals," he said, adding that this could be
the maximum and most realistic expectation for 2011.
"I am sure the Armenian side has never hampered the process," he added.
Tert.am
From: A. Papazian