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EDWARD NALBANDIAN BLAMES AZERBAIJAN FOR REFUSING CO-CHAIRS' PROPOSALS
ARMENPRESS
APRIL 2, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, APRIL 2, ARMENPRESS: Azerbaijan would agree to co-chairs'
proposals if it was not interested in maintenance of the status-quo,
Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian said at a joint press
conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, Armenpress
reports. Edward Nalbandian stressed in the recent period Azerbaijan
has refused at least 4 proposals by the co-chairs.
"The Azerbaijani condition the change of the status-quo by one
circumstance - return of neighboring territories of Karabakh. In this
regard the co-chairs have repeatedly said that all the principles
and elements proposed for settlement of the conflict are one whole
and cannot be separated form each other," Edward Nalbandian noted.
Referring to the Azerbaijani interpretation of the resolutions on
Nagorno Karabakh adopted by UN Security Council, the FM said their main
requirement was suspension of military activities and establishment
of ceasefire.
"After every resolution Azerbaijan did not meet the requirement, but
continued the military operations more and more intensively, and as
a result was continuously defeated by "local Armenian forces". But
Azerbaijan had to ask ceasefire from Karabakh not thanks to the
resolutions of the Security Council, but because of its destructive
loss," said Edward Nalbandian.
He noted Russian Ambassador Vladinir Kazimirov has mentioned of this
in his book, thanks to whose efforts ceasefire was established.
Foreign Minister of Armenia also reminded NK conflict settlement is
currently running with mediation of Minsk Group Co-Chairs. "In the
recent years Russian President has exerted considerable efforts to draw
the positions of the parties closer, and surely, we have registered
a certain progress during these negotiations, which presidents of
Armenia and Azerbaijan have fixed in their joint statement issued
in Sochi, expressing wish to continue the negotiations in the same
format for reaching peace in the region," Edward Nalbandian stressed.
ARMENPRESS
APRIL 2, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, APRIL 2, ARMENPRESS: Azerbaijan would agree to co-chairs'
proposals if it was not interested in maintenance of the status-quo,
Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian said at a joint press
conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, Armenpress
reports. Edward Nalbandian stressed in the recent period Azerbaijan
has refused at least 4 proposals by the co-chairs.
"The Azerbaijani condition the change of the status-quo by one
circumstance - return of neighboring territories of Karabakh. In this
regard the co-chairs have repeatedly said that all the principles
and elements proposed for settlement of the conflict are one whole
and cannot be separated form each other," Edward Nalbandian noted.
Referring to the Azerbaijani interpretation of the resolutions on
Nagorno Karabakh adopted by UN Security Council, the FM said their main
requirement was suspension of military activities and establishment
of ceasefire.
"After every resolution Azerbaijan did not meet the requirement, but
continued the military operations more and more intensively, and as
a result was continuously defeated by "local Armenian forces". But
Azerbaijan had to ask ceasefire from Karabakh not thanks to the
resolutions of the Security Council, but because of its destructive
loss," said Edward Nalbandian.
He noted Russian Ambassador Vladinir Kazimirov has mentioned of this
in his book, thanks to whose efforts ceasefire was established.
Foreign Minister of Armenia also reminded NK conflict settlement is
currently running with mediation of Minsk Group Co-Chairs. "In the
recent years Russian President has exerted considerable efforts to draw
the positions of the parties closer, and surely, we have registered
a certain progress during these negotiations, which presidents of
Armenia and Azerbaijan have fixed in their joint statement issued
in Sochi, expressing wish to continue the negotiations in the same
format for reaching peace in the region," Edward Nalbandian stressed.