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    ARMENIA SEES AZERBAIJAN'S ACTIONS AS OBSTRUCTING ACHIEVEMENT OF PEACE ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH

    Interfax, Russia
    Jan 27 2014

    YEREVAN. Jan 27

    Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, meeting with Azeri
    Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs
    in Paris on Friday, brought up the issue of escalation of tensions at
    the Armenian-Azeri border and at the contact line between the Azeri
    and Armenian armed forces in Nagorno-Karabakh.

    "Nalbandian drew the co-chairs' attention to gross violations of the
    truce, militant statements by the Azeri leadership, and territorial
    claims on Armenia, which are obviously provocative in nature and
    deal a serious blow to the negotiating process," the Armenian Foreign
    Ministry told Interfax.

    "The Armenian foreign minister pointed out that such actions reduce
    the prospects for settling the conflict and achieving peace and ignore
    numerous calls by the leaders of the Minsk Group countries to avoid
    statements and actions that could lead to the escalation of tensions
    in the region," the ministry said.

    Nalbandian also stressed the importance of putting into practice the
    OSCE Minsk Group chairs' proposals on bolstering the ceasefire regime
    as a possible mechanism against provocations.

    During the meeting, which took place on Friday, the Azeri and
    Armenian foreign ministers discussed further steps to promote the
    Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.

    They also agreed on the OSCE Minsk Group's visit to the region in
    the first half of February.

    The Azeri Foreign Ministry said earlier in its statement that "the
    restoration of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity is the foundation
    of negotiations between Azerbaijan and Armenia."

    "Mammadyarov clearly outlined Azerbaijan's position by noting that
    the sooner the Armenian armed forces leave the occupied territories
    of Azerbaijan, the sooner the conflict can be settled in compliance
    with international law," it said.




    From: A. Papazian
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