MOSCOW MEETING TO PROMOTE KARABAKH SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS – YEREVAN
Interfax
Oct 30 2008
Russia
YEREVAN. Oct 30 (Interfax) – Yerevan expects positive results from the
upcoming Moscow meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders on the
Karabakh settlement with the participation of the Russian president.
"We hope that this initiative will give a boost to [the Karabakh
settlement] negotiations," Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian
told a Thursday press conference.
"The conflict is being settled within the framework of the OSCE Minsk
Group and on the basis of the Madrid proposals. This is an efficient
format, and there is no need to invent anything else," he said.
"In fact, we may resolve the Karabakh problem if Azerbaijan displays
the political will and does not try to shift the issue to other
areas. We have a big desire for resolving the problem. We also think
that the negotiations are passing through an important stage. We hope
that the presidents’ meeting in Moscow will step up the negotiations,"
Nalbandian said.
The minister will visit Moscow on October 31 for a tripartite meeting
with Russian and Azerbaijani colleagues in preparations for the
November 2 meeting of the three presidents.
"The possible mediation of Turkey in the Karabakh settlement is not on
the agenda. Turkey may contribute to the process by opening the border
on Armenia and establishing diplomatic relations with our country. It
may also encourage Azerbaijan to take a more constructive stand. That
is the possible assistance [of Turkey]," Nalbandian noted.