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E. NALBANDIAN: ADVANCEMENT FAILED AS AZERBAIJAN WITHDRAWS FROM AGREEMENTS
Panorama.am
16/03/2012
Advancement in Karabakh conflict is failed because Azerbaijan
withdraws from agreements reached during the negotiations, Armenian
FM Eduard Nalbandian said in a joint news conference with German
FM Guido Westerwelle, answering to a German reporter's question why
advancement isn't materialized in the resolution of Karabakh conflict.
"Such statements used to happen repeatedly, before Sochi meeting, a
year ago in March the presidents focused on a number of issues. They
are halted as Azerbaijan has, in fact, withdrawn from the agreements.
In particular, agreement was reached to establish mechanisms for
investigation of incidents occurring on the contact line. Within
a year Azerbaijan has done everything to fail those mechanisms,"
Armenian FM said.
He has underlined that OSCE Minsk group co-chairs have made such a
recommendation in April 2011, and Armenia expressed commitment to it.
"Later in October Armenia again expressed commitment to a
recommendation made by the three presidents.
Azerbaijan has not yet confirmed the recommendation, but appeared with
a threat that veto would be imposed on OSCE budget if a single penny
was allocated to the establishment of those mechanisms. Thus, this is
one of examples why advancement is failed: we reach to an agreement,
while Azerbaijan does quite different things," E. Nalbandian said.
Armenian FM called Baku's statements claiming that inefficient mission
of OSCE Minsk group co-chairing states obstructs advancement of the
conflict unfounded. Armenian FM underlined that supported by Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev over 10 meetings at the level of presidents
or foreign ministers took place during the last 2-3 years, and the
co-chairs have traveled to Baku, Stepanakert and Yerevan many times.
"Even in Sochi President of Azerbaijan hailed the group's mission,
when heads of Armenia and Azerbaijan expressed their hope that the
co-chairs would continue their mission unless peace was established in
the region. Following Sochi meeting, where president makes a statement,
Azerbaijan addressed criticism to the co-chairs," concluded Armenian
FM.
Panorama.am
16/03/2012
Advancement in Karabakh conflict is failed because Azerbaijan
withdraws from agreements reached during the negotiations, Armenian
FM Eduard Nalbandian said in a joint news conference with German
FM Guido Westerwelle, answering to a German reporter's question why
advancement isn't materialized in the resolution of Karabakh conflict.
"Such statements used to happen repeatedly, before Sochi meeting, a
year ago in March the presidents focused on a number of issues. They
are halted as Azerbaijan has, in fact, withdrawn from the agreements.
In particular, agreement was reached to establish mechanisms for
investigation of incidents occurring on the contact line. Within
a year Azerbaijan has done everything to fail those mechanisms,"
Armenian FM said.
He has underlined that OSCE Minsk group co-chairs have made such a
recommendation in April 2011, and Armenia expressed commitment to it.
"Later in October Armenia again expressed commitment to a
recommendation made by the three presidents.
Azerbaijan has not yet confirmed the recommendation, but appeared with
a threat that veto would be imposed on OSCE budget if a single penny
was allocated to the establishment of those mechanisms. Thus, this is
one of examples why advancement is failed: we reach to an agreement,
while Azerbaijan does quite different things," E. Nalbandian said.
Armenian FM called Baku's statements claiming that inefficient mission
of OSCE Minsk group co-chairing states obstructs advancement of the
conflict unfounded. Armenian FM underlined that supported by Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev over 10 meetings at the level of presidents
or foreign ministers took place during the last 2-3 years, and the
co-chairs have traveled to Baku, Stepanakert and Yerevan many times.
"Even in Sochi President of Azerbaijan hailed the group's mission,
when heads of Armenia and Azerbaijan expressed their hope that the
co-chairs would continue their mission unless peace was established in
the region. Following Sochi meeting, where president makes a statement,
Azerbaijan addressed criticism to the co-chairs," concluded Armenian
FM.