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ITAR-TASS, Russia
January 28, 2013 Monday 10:02 PM GMT+4
Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to continue Karabakh peace talks
BAKU January 28
- Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov and his Armenian
counterpart Edward Nalbandyan in Paris on Monday, January 28,
announced their support for a peaceful resolution fo the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and agreed to continue the talks.
The announcement was made after a meeting between the OSCE Minsk Group
Co-Chairs and the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia.
"The Co-Chairs continued discussions with the Ministers on the working
proposal to advance the peace process, which they submitted to the
sides in October 2012". They also exchanged views on possible
confidence building measures, the OSCE said.
The Co-Chairs referred to their statements of April 14, 2011 and July
13, 2012, and discussed with the Ministers issues pertaining to
civilian flights to and from the airport in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Foreign Ministers and the Co-Chairs stressed the importance of the
OSCE Minsk Group as the framework for negotiating a settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. "The Foreign Ministers reiterated their
support for a peaceful settlement and their determination to continue
negotiations. The Ministers and the Co-Chairs agreed to a further
discussion of the peace process in the coming weeks," the statement
said.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said that Mamedyarov had drawn the
attention of the international mediators and the OSCE
chairman-in-office personally to the accommodation of Armenian
refugees from Syria in the occupied Azerbaijani territories. "The
minister stressed the unacceptability and unlawfulness of such steps,"
the ministry said.
Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliyev said earlier that the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict could be resolved only if the territorial
integrity of his country was ensured.
"The conflict can be resolved only within the framework of the
territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. There is no other solution, and I
have no doubts that Azerbaijan will restore its territorial
integrity," the head of state said.
He stressed that Azerbaijan was seeking to solve the issue "peacefully".
"We hope for a peaceful resolution yet. To this end, the Armenian side
should unconditionally comply with the resolutions of international
organisations, including the U.N. Security Council, free the occupied
territories, and Azerbaijani citizens should return to their homes.
After that peace and stability will come to the region," Aliyev said.
He said the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was the "biggest source of
threat" in the region.
Azerbaijan and its people "will never allow a second Armenian state to
be created on their historical land", he said.
"Nagorno-Karabakh will never get independence. The people who live in
Nagorno-Karabakh now, and the Azeris will certainly return there
should live in autonomy. This is a well known international approach,"
the president said.
He made it clear that Azerbaijan would "never step aside from its
position of principle".
The head of state called for a speedy and fair settlement in Karabakh
on the basis of international law.
Speaking of the final status of Nagorno-Karabakh, he said it was "a
matter of the future".
"We have said many times that we will never agree to any status for
Nagorno-Karabakh outside Azerbaijan, and international law supports
our positions," the president said.
Aliyev urged Armenia to continue peace talks on Nagorno-Karabakh.
From: Baghdasarian
January 28, 2013 Monday 10:02 PM GMT+4
Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to continue Karabakh peace talks
BAKU January 28
- Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov and his Armenian
counterpart Edward Nalbandyan in Paris on Monday, January 28,
announced their support for a peaceful resolution fo the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and agreed to continue the talks.
The announcement was made after a meeting between the OSCE Minsk Group
Co-Chairs and the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia.
"The Co-Chairs continued discussions with the Ministers on the working
proposal to advance the peace process, which they submitted to the
sides in October 2012". They also exchanged views on possible
confidence building measures, the OSCE said.
The Co-Chairs referred to their statements of April 14, 2011 and July
13, 2012, and discussed with the Ministers issues pertaining to
civilian flights to and from the airport in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Foreign Ministers and the Co-Chairs stressed the importance of the
OSCE Minsk Group as the framework for negotiating a settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. "The Foreign Ministers reiterated their
support for a peaceful settlement and their determination to continue
negotiations. The Ministers and the Co-Chairs agreed to a further
discussion of the peace process in the coming weeks," the statement
said.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said that Mamedyarov had drawn the
attention of the international mediators and the OSCE
chairman-in-office personally to the accommodation of Armenian
refugees from Syria in the occupied Azerbaijani territories. "The
minister stressed the unacceptability and unlawfulness of such steps,"
the ministry said.
Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliyev said earlier that the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict could be resolved only if the territorial
integrity of his country was ensured.
"The conflict can be resolved only within the framework of the
territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. There is no other solution, and I
have no doubts that Azerbaijan will restore its territorial
integrity," the head of state said.
He stressed that Azerbaijan was seeking to solve the issue "peacefully".
"We hope for a peaceful resolution yet. To this end, the Armenian side
should unconditionally comply with the resolutions of international
organisations, including the U.N. Security Council, free the occupied
territories, and Azerbaijani citizens should return to their homes.
After that peace and stability will come to the region," Aliyev said.
He said the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was the "biggest source of
threat" in the region.
Azerbaijan and its people "will never allow a second Armenian state to
be created on their historical land", he said.
"Nagorno-Karabakh will never get independence. The people who live in
Nagorno-Karabakh now, and the Azeris will certainly return there
should live in autonomy. This is a well known international approach,"
the president said.
He made it clear that Azerbaijan would "never step aside from its
position of principle".
The head of state called for a speedy and fair settlement in Karabakh
on the basis of international law.
Speaking of the final status of Nagorno-Karabakh, he said it was "a
matter of the future".
"We have said many times that we will never agree to any status for
Nagorno-Karabakh outside Azerbaijan, and international law supports
our positions," the president said.
Aliyev urged Armenia to continue peace talks on Nagorno-Karabakh.
From: Baghdasarian