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  • Ed. Nalbandian: Attempts To Quit, Fail The Negotiations Are Not Made

    ED. NALBANDIAN: ATTEMPTS TO QUIT, FAIL THE NEGOTIATIONS ARE NOT MADE BY ARMENIA, BUT BY AZERBAIJAN

    http://times.am/?l=en&p=11936

    Armenian and Argentinean Ministers of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian
    and Hector Marcos Timerman had a meeting today and then held a joint
    press conference. Armenian MFA delivered a speech during the press
    conference. Mr. Nalbandian especially said:

    "Good morning,

    I would like to welcome my Argentine colleague, who is in Armenia on
    an official visit.

    This year we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment
    of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Argentina and we can
    record that we have had quite intensive contacts with Argentina in
    those years.

    We stress the importance of warm and friendly relations with
    Argentina. The proof of that fact is that we opened the first Armenian
    Embassy in Latin America in Argentina, and Argentina is the first
    Latin American country with which we abolished the visa regime. On
    its part, the Argentine Embassy to Armenia is the first one in the
    South Caucasus.

    Surely, the role of massive Armenian community in Argentina plays
    a great role in bilateral relations. Some time ago Argentina took
    care of the survivors of the Genocide of Armenians, who became
    worthy citizens of that country and nowadays through their work and
    achievements keep the high name of both Armenian and Argentine peoples
    at the global level.

    Argentina is a country which condemned the Armenian Genocide by law.

    For that I would like to present my particular gratitude to You.

    Economic cooperation is an important part of our relations. Argentina
    is one of the biggest investors in Armenia's economy.

    During the talks with Mr. Timerman, we touched upon quite a wide range
    of issues. We agreed to continue the works towards the expansion of
    legal framework between the two countries, to strengthen cooperation
    in the international organizations, as well as trade and economic,
    cultural and scientific and educational interaction. We touched upon
    international and regional issues of mutual interest, as well.

    We also discussed the recent developments in the settlement of the
    Nagorno-Karabakh issue. Mr. Timerman presented the situation around
    the Malvinas/Falkland islands. We share the opinion that the issues
    must be settled exclusively through peaceful means based on the
    principles of international law.

    Of course, we could not avoid from touching upon the situation
    recently created as a result of the Hungarian-Azerbaijani disgraceful
    deal. Since the crime of Safarov, Azerbaijan was consistently glorified
    this horrible deed, even presenting the murderer as an example for
    the youth of Azerbaijan.

    How could a member-state of the Council of Europe, European Union
    and NATO pretend that it believed in the vain promises of Azerbaijan
    and made such suspicious step? It brought the great concern of the
    international community.

    Totally burying its own country in corruption, the Azerbaijani
    leadership is trying to export that disease to other states, raising
    it to inter-state level. During the recent years there were many
    publications about this in the international media. This is a serious
    warning for those states and politicians who experience the temptation
    to go to such deals.

    The international community cannot tolerate the continuation of
    Azerbaijan's provocative policy under the cover of negotiations". Then
    two top officials answered to the questions by the journalists.

    -Recently the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey and other Turkish
    officials have spoken out about the mediation in the negotiations
    over the Nagorno-Karabakh issue and even about the holding of
    the negotiations in Istanbul. Perhaps you are familiar with those
    statements. What is your position on it? Thank you.

    -With regard to your question on the proposals of the Turkish
    side, the new attempts to mediate and to hold negotiations over
    the Nagorno-Karabakh issue- what does it mean? The several meetings
    held over the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue in different
    countries and in some Russian cities recently did not bring the
    expected results because they were not held in Istanbul?

    Any mediation by the Turkish side or attempts to intervene in this
    issue are excluded.

    Turkey's interference or attempts to mediate in issues of concern for
    the neighbouring countries have never brought any positive results,
    just the reverse.

    Regarding the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, it has been
    repeatedly said, and not only by Armenia, that Turkey cannot play
    any mediating role in this issue.

    -I have two questions for the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs.

    Mr. Nalbandian, recently many speak about the possibility of the
    suspension of the negotiations in the frames of the OSCE Minsk Group
    by Armenia due to Safarov's incident. Is it possible that Armenia
    really may stop the negotiations due to Safarov's incident? And
    the second one, would that incident in anyway have impact on the
    negotiations? Thank you.

    -The incident has already had its very bad impact on the negotiations
    and on regional stability and security in general. But attempts to
    quit, fail the negotiations are not made by Armenia, but by Azerbaijan
    and one of the reasons of this deal is that Azerbaijan still continues
    those attempts.

    Azerbaijan is refusing all proposals made by the Co-Chairs. You are
    well-aware about our reaction after the statements made in L'Aquila,
    Muskoka, Deauville and Los Cabos and you well know about Azerbaijan's
    reaction after those statements.

    You are well-aware about our reaction to the proposals made by the
    Co-chairs, the OSCE Chairmen-in-Office and the UN Secretary-General on
    the withdrawal of snipers, consolidation of cease-fire and creation
    of a mechanism to investigate cease-fire regime violations on the
    front line. Those proposals and others have been continuously rejected
    by Azerbaijan.

    Over years this behavior of Azerbaijan finds its reflection in the
    bellicose statements, threats, recurring provocations in the line
    of contact, unprecedented increase of military budget. There is no
    other country in the world which so intensively increases its military
    budget. All those are directed at the failure of the negotiations.

    Most importantly the international community should not tolerate and
    allow Azerbaijan the continuation of its provocative policy under
    the cover of negotiations, which is full of serious threats for the
    region and not only for the region, but also for the international
    security and stability.

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