Five-Sided Statement Confirms Madrid Principles, Armenian MP Says

FIVE-SIDED STATEMENT CONFIRMS MADRID PRINCIPLES, ARMENIAN MP SAYS

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Dec 2 2010
Armenia

The five-sided statement made at the Astana Summit confirmed the
superiority of the OSCE Minsk Group format and indirectly confirmed the
Madrid principles, Hovsep Khurshudyan, Spokesman for Heritage Party,
told journalists December 2.

The statement contains a reference to the statements of Presidents
Medvedev, Sarkozy, and Obama, at L~Raquila on July 10, 2009, and
at Muskoka on June 26, 2010, which clearly highlight the Madrid
principles, without highlighting the final status, terms or referendum,
as well as the withdrawal of Armenian forces from the liberated
territories,~T Khurshudyan said. A third document has been approved
without Nagorno-Karabakh~Rs participation and consent, he said.

Azerbaijan is obviously dissatisfied with the meeting. The Summit
did not address Azerbaijan~Rs violations, the Armenian MP said.

~SThis document cannot be a guarantee for us, as it has been signed
with an unreliable partner,~T Khurshudyan said.

From: A. Papazian