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THE NEW YORK TIMES: THE UNITY ON NAGORNYY KARABAKH ISSUE ALLOWED TO SAY ABOUT A GLIMMER CONSENSUS BETWEEN OBAMA AND PUTIN
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Thursday, June 21, 16:46
A day after the presidents of the United States, Russia and France
issued a joint statement calling for a peaceful settlement to the more
than 20-year war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed
territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, the two enemies publicly blamed each
other Tuesday for failing to resolve the conflict.
To note, the statement issued Monday by President Obama, Vladimir V.
Putin of Russia and Francois Hollande of France at the Group of 20
meeting in Mexico faulted the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan
for not following steps toward an agreement urged last year. The
statement called on them to move swiftly to make "the important
decisions necessary to reach a lasting and peaceful settlement."
Armenia's foreign minister, Edward Nalbandian, said on Tuesday that
his country was prepared to negotiate a settlement along terms outlined
by the Minsk Group, and he accused Azerbaijan of refusing to do so.
"Unlike Armenia, Azerbaijan has rejected and continues to reject
the co-chair countries' proposals to consolidate the cease-fire,
to withdraw snipers from the line of contact, to create a mechanism
on investigating cease-fire violations and incidents," Mr. Nalbandian
said. "Armenia, unlike Azerbaijan, has on numerous occasions reiterated
that it is ready to continue the negotiations."
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry, Elman T.
Abdullayev, said that Azerbaijan had long been willing to sign a
comprehensive peace agreement and accept proposals by the Minsk Group,
but that Armenia was preventing a truce by refusing to first withdraw
its troops from Nagorno-Karabakh.
"We have shown a very clear and concrete will on Azerbaijan's side
to start the peace process," Mr. Abdullayev said in a telephone
interview. "Armenian occupying forces must leave so we can move
forward in the peace process. That's the major and No. 1 obstacle."
In Mexico, the unity on addressing the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
provided a glimmer of consensus between Mr. Obama and Mr. Putin,
whose face-to-face meeting on Monday was largely characterized by
their disagreement over how to handle the conflict in Syria.
arminfo
Thursday, June 21, 16:46
A day after the presidents of the United States, Russia and France
issued a joint statement calling for a peaceful settlement to the more
than 20-year war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed
territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, the two enemies publicly blamed each
other Tuesday for failing to resolve the conflict.
To note, the statement issued Monday by President Obama, Vladimir V.
Putin of Russia and Francois Hollande of France at the Group of 20
meeting in Mexico faulted the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan
for not following steps toward an agreement urged last year. The
statement called on them to move swiftly to make "the important
decisions necessary to reach a lasting and peaceful settlement."
Armenia's foreign minister, Edward Nalbandian, said on Tuesday that
his country was prepared to negotiate a settlement along terms outlined
by the Minsk Group, and he accused Azerbaijan of refusing to do so.
"Unlike Armenia, Azerbaijan has rejected and continues to reject
the co-chair countries' proposals to consolidate the cease-fire,
to withdraw snipers from the line of contact, to create a mechanism
on investigating cease-fire violations and incidents," Mr. Nalbandian
said. "Armenia, unlike Azerbaijan, has on numerous occasions reiterated
that it is ready to continue the negotiations."
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry, Elman T.
Abdullayev, said that Azerbaijan had long been willing to sign a
comprehensive peace agreement and accept proposals by the Minsk Group,
but that Armenia was preventing a truce by refusing to first withdraw
its troops from Nagorno-Karabakh.
"We have shown a very clear and concrete will on Azerbaijan's side
to start the peace process," Mr. Abdullayev said in a telephone
interview. "Armenian occupying forces must leave so we can move
forward in the peace process. That's the major and No. 1 obstacle."
In Mexico, the unity on addressing the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
provided a glimmer of consensus between Mr. Obama and Mr. Putin,
whose face-to-face meeting on Monday was largely characterized by
their disagreement over how to handle the conflict in Syria.