Interfax, Russia
April 19 2013

Work of intl brokers for Nagorno-Karabakh unproductive – Azeri official

BAKU. April 19

The inability of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in
Europe Minsk Group to secure any progress in resolving the conflict
over Nagorno-Karabakh in the past 20 years sparks mistrust toward the
effectiveness of the international brokers, Azeri presidential deputy
chief-of-staff Novruz Mamedov.

“In my opinion, one of the main reasons behind it is the absence of
any concrete position of the co-chairmen,” Mamedov told the Lider
television station.

When the international mediators tell the sides in the conflict “agree
between yourselves and we will support you”, it is wrong from the
point of view of international law, he said.

“If we were able to reach an agreement on our own, we would not need
external help,” he said.

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