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    AZERBAIJAN SHOULD ASSUME A REALLY CONSTRUCTIVE POSITION, ARMENIAN DEPUTY FM SAYS

    news.am
    March 8 2011
    Armenia

    It is time for Baku to change it "constructive" position a really
    constructive one, Armenian Deputy FM Shavarsh Kocharyan stated as
    he commented on Azerbaijan's statements on the results of the Sochi
    meeting on March 5.

    Specifically, it is a statement by Novruz Mamedov, Head of the Foreign
    Relations Department, who accused Armenia of holding a "permanently
    destructive" position and said that the Armenian side's position
    allegedly changed to an extent.

    "We do not need to change our position. As the Armenian Foreign
    Minister stated at the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, March 3,
    Armenia said 'yes' to the revised Madrid principles submitted last
    June, October and December.

    "A couple of weeks ago the Co-Chairs, speaking at the OSCE Political
    Council, called on the sides to say a clear 'yes' to the latest
    proposals, without any reservations or amendments. Since Armenia
    had said 'yes' to the proposals, the Co-Chairs had obviously been
    expecting Azerbaijan to change its position and say a clear 'yes',"
    Sh. Kocharyan said.

    If Azerbaijan had said "yes" at the latest meeting, without any new
    reservations, that would have been a clear step forward in the peace
    process. "A relevant statement would have been made in addition to
    the most positive statements by the three presidents in Sochi, on
    further implementation of the Astrakhan declaration of October 27,
    2011," Sh. Kocharyan said.

    "If, according to Azerbaijan, sabre-rattling and provocations on the
    line of contact are 'most sincere efforts' to peaceful settle the
    conflict', it is then clear why, after the Mayendorf declaration,
    the Azeri leaders stated that a peace settlement did not mean nonuse
    of force. After the Sochi statement, which clearly says that the
    sides must settle all the disputable issues peacefully, Azerbaijan's
    interpretation says it is not guarantee of peace. No comments," Sh.
    Kocharyan said.

    Armenian News-NEWS.am reminds readers that, after considering the
    implementation of the Astrakhan statement of October 27, 2010,
    at their March 5 meeting in Sochi, the Presidents also agreed on
    additional steps.

    The first step is completing the POW exchange process as soon as
    possible. However, no Azeri POWs are in the Armenian territory now,
    whereas Azerbaijan is still keeping Armenian POWs.

    The second point envisages settling all the disputable issues in
    a peaceful way and investigating possible incidents on the line
    of contact with the parties` participation, under the OSCE Minsk
    Group Co-Chairs` auspices and with the assistance of the Special
    Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office. According to diplomatic
    sources, the Azeri leader reluctantly agreed to this point.




    From: A. Papazian
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