Mammadyarov’s statement is `old news’ – expert

September 24, 2011 – 14:38 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Deputy Director of Caucasus Institute, political
analyst Sergey Minasyan commented on the recent statement of
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister.

At his recent New York-hosted meeting with the OSCE Minsk Group
co-chairs for Karabakh settlement, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar
Mammadyarov noted that `Armenia rejected the renewed Madrid
principles, thus risking to undermine the process of peace
negotiations.’

`Azeri FM’s statement is `old news’ in negotiation process. Much has
changed since,’ the expert told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.
`Mammadyarov could just as well remind the co-chairs about suggestions
made in the 90s or, for example, the Key West Agreement.’

The expert characterized Azeri statement as ill-founded, noting that
the recent proposals at Armenia-Russia-Azerbaijan presidential meeting
in Kazan were undermined through the fault of Baku.

From: A. Papazian