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RUSSIAN CO-CHAIR HOPES 2012 WILL MARK GREATER PROGRESS IN THE KARABAKH SETTLEMENT PROCESS
ARMRADIO.AM
20.03.2012 15:33
"The negotiations on the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh issue
are rather intensive. The parties are discussing the main principles
of settlement, which should serve as a basis for elaboration of the
future peace treaty" Ambassador at large of the Russian Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and current Russian Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group
Igor Popov said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
The Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan have held three meetings
over the past year to clarify each other's positions on controversial
issues. During the summit in Sochi Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham
Aliyev announced plans to reach agreement on the basic principles of
settlement, taking into consideration the work done so far. "This
position speaks for the willingness of the parties to continue the
peace process and make efforts to have the process yield the expected
results," Popov said.
The mediators play a great role, the Ambassador said, stressing at the
same time that the final solution primarily depends on the political
will of the conflicting parties themselves.
"Traditionally Russia has been actively participating the peace
process. In the recent years Russia has been using its ties with Baku
and Yerevan to find a solution, including in the format of trilateral
meetings between the Presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan,"
Igor Popov stated.
"The Moscow Declaration of 2008 was an essential stage in the process,
because it was the first and still the only document signed by both
the Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents. It states that both sides
will enforce stability and security by resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict through political means and on the basis of the principles
and norms of international law," the Ambassador said.
According to Igor Popov, the resumption of dialogue between
intellectuals, the scientific and public circles of the two countries
will help "build bridges" between the two neighboring nations. He
voiced hope that 2012 would mark a greater progress in the process.
From: Baghdasarian
ARMRADIO.AM
20.03.2012 15:33
"The negotiations on the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh issue
are rather intensive. The parties are discussing the main principles
of settlement, which should serve as a basis for elaboration of the
future peace treaty" Ambassador at large of the Russian Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and current Russian Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group
Igor Popov said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
The Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan have held three meetings
over the past year to clarify each other's positions on controversial
issues. During the summit in Sochi Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham
Aliyev announced plans to reach agreement on the basic principles of
settlement, taking into consideration the work done so far. "This
position speaks for the willingness of the parties to continue the
peace process and make efforts to have the process yield the expected
results," Popov said.
The mediators play a great role, the Ambassador said, stressing at the
same time that the final solution primarily depends on the political
will of the conflicting parties themselves.
"Traditionally Russia has been actively participating the peace
process. In the recent years Russia has been using its ties with Baku
and Yerevan to find a solution, including in the format of trilateral
meetings between the Presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan,"
Igor Popov stated.
"The Moscow Declaration of 2008 was an essential stage in the process,
because it was the first and still the only document signed by both
the Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents. It states that both sides
will enforce stability and security by resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict through political means and on the basis of the principles
and norms of international law," the Ambassador said.
According to Igor Popov, the resumption of dialogue between
intellectuals, the scientific and public circles of the two countries
will help "build bridges" between the two neighboring nations. He
voiced hope that 2012 would mark a greater progress in the process.
From: Baghdasarian