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ELMAR MAMMADYAROV SUGGESTS "ACHIEVING PROGRESS" IN DUBLIN
Mediamax
Dec 6 2012
Armenia
December 6. /Mediamax/. Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar
Mammadyarov suggested achieving progress on Karabakh settlement in
Dublin, where a two-day session of the Council of Foreign Ministers
of OSCE member states kicks off today.
Elmar Mammadyarov wrote this in an article "Securing Lasting Peace
in the Caucasus" in The Wall Street Journal, Mediamax reports.
"Azerbaijan wants peace so that we can continue to grow our economy,
develop our energy resources and advance our relations with Europe and
our neighbors. But Armenia also has a stake in peace with Azerbaijan.
The country is isolated in the region largely because of this
conflict. It is excluded from all regional infrastructure and energy
projects. When we can agree on lasting peace, Armenia could become
a stakeholder in these regional projects," Azeri FM said.
Elmar Mammadyarov noted that Baku will not accept a "territorial
division of Azerbaijan" and insists on a "comprehensive" and immediate
withdrawal of Armenian forces.
"Beyond these two conditions, we are flexible and willing to support
any peace process. We will back it up with a real economic development
plan for Nagorno-Karabakh, including serious investments," the Azeri
minister said in his article.
"I suggest we move forward in Dublin and achieve progress on this
issue beyond what has already been agreed with Armenia and the three
OSCE co-chairs. After drafting a comprehensive peace agreement within
a fixed time frame, the OSCE should agree on a new Minsk Group meeting
to be attended by all parties," Elmar Mammadyarov concluded. --0--
Mediamax
Dec 6 2012
Armenia
December 6. /Mediamax/. Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar
Mammadyarov suggested achieving progress on Karabakh settlement in
Dublin, where a two-day session of the Council of Foreign Ministers
of OSCE member states kicks off today.
Elmar Mammadyarov wrote this in an article "Securing Lasting Peace
in the Caucasus" in The Wall Street Journal, Mediamax reports.
"Azerbaijan wants peace so that we can continue to grow our economy,
develop our energy resources and advance our relations with Europe and
our neighbors. But Armenia also has a stake in peace with Azerbaijan.
The country is isolated in the region largely because of this
conflict. It is excluded from all regional infrastructure and energy
projects. When we can agree on lasting peace, Armenia could become
a stakeholder in these regional projects," Azeri FM said.
Elmar Mammadyarov noted that Baku will not accept a "territorial
division of Azerbaijan" and insists on a "comprehensive" and immediate
withdrawal of Armenian forces.
"Beyond these two conditions, we are flexible and willing to support
any peace process. We will back it up with a real economic development
plan for Nagorno-Karabakh, including serious investments," the Azeri
minister said in his article.
"I suggest we move forward in Dublin and achieve progress on this
issue beyond what has already been agreed with Armenia and the three
OSCE co-chairs. After drafting a comprehensive peace agreement within
a fixed time frame, the OSCE should agree on a new Minsk Group meeting
to be attended by all parties," Elmar Mammadyarov concluded. --0--