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Interfax, Russia
Nov 25 2011
Baku not expecting Karabakh process delays due to Armenian elections
BAKU. Nov 25
Elections in Armenia and countries brokering a solution to the
conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh cannot cause any delays in resolving
the problem, Azeri Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov said.
"Opinions that the elections in the countries co-chairing the OSCE
[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe] Minsk Group, as
well as in Azerbaijan and Armenia, are dragging out the negotiating
process are political lies," Azimov told journalists in Baku on
Friday.
The countries co-chairing the OSCE Minsk Group and Armenia are heading
into an electoral process.
"As far as elections are concerned, they can be held consecutively in
each country once every four or five years. But, it seems to me, the
position of each country becomes known before elections, and it
undergoes only minor changes after elections," he said.
"We have not seen much difference" between the positions taken by
incumbent Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and his predecessor Robert
Kocharyan on the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, the deputy foreign
minister said.
"So far, it is impossible to say who will win next year's presidential
elections in Armenia. But we do not see any rival to Sargsyan yet. It
means that the factor of elections in Armenia should not be taken
seriously," Azimov said.
Speaking about the OSCE Minsk Group member countries - Russia, the
United States and France, Azimov said that "the situation would not
change there [after the elections]".
"Our requirement is that the countries' fundamental positions and
interests should result in a solution to the conflict," he said.
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Nov 25 2011
Baku not expecting Karabakh process delays due to Armenian elections
BAKU. Nov 25
Elections in Armenia and countries brokering a solution to the
conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh cannot cause any delays in resolving
the problem, Azeri Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov said.
"Opinions that the elections in the countries co-chairing the OSCE
[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe] Minsk Group, as
well as in Azerbaijan and Armenia, are dragging out the negotiating
process are political lies," Azimov told journalists in Baku on
Friday.
The countries co-chairing the OSCE Minsk Group and Armenia are heading
into an electoral process.
"As far as elections are concerned, they can be held consecutively in
each country once every four or five years. But, it seems to me, the
position of each country becomes known before elections, and it
undergoes only minor changes after elections," he said.
"We have not seen much difference" between the positions taken by
incumbent Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and his predecessor Robert
Kocharyan on the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, the deputy foreign
minister said.
"So far, it is impossible to say who will win next year's presidential
elections in Armenia. But we do not see any rival to Sargsyan yet. It
means that the factor of elections in Armenia should not be taken
seriously," Azimov said.
Speaking about the OSCE Minsk Group member countries - Russia, the
United States and France, Azimov said that "the situation would not
change there [after the elections]".
"Our requirement is that the countries' fundamental positions and
interests should result in a solution to the conflict," he said.
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