Armenian FM, Minsk Group Co-Chairs Discuss Upcoming Presidential Mee

ARMENIAN FM, MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS DISCUSS UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL MEETING

13:31, 17 Oct 2014

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received the OSCE
Minsk Group Co-Chairs, Igor Popov, Pierre Andre and the Personal
Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Andrzej Kasprzyk.

During the meeting the parties continued the discussions on the process
of peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict and the preparations
for the Paris meeting of the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan
later this month.

Minister Nalbandian drew the attention of the Co-Chairs to the fact
that the ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani side have intensified
ahead of the presidential meeting, which has become usual before
every high-level summit.

The Armenian Foreign Minister stressed that pretending as if it is
ready to start the development of a peace treaty, Azerbaijan tries to
transfer the discussion of issues to a different platform and frustrate
the ongoing negotiations under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group
co-chairmanship format. A number of summits have taken place within
this framework, statements on the highest level have been adopted,
the Minister said. He reminded that with its non-constructive steps
Azerbaijan shows it’s not ready for the settlement of the issue.

Edward Nalbandian emphasized the fact that Azerbaijan presents the
desirable for reality, makes fabricated statements, asserting that the
Co-Chairs have suggested to start talks on aspects preferable to Baku.

The Foreign Minister noted that this comes to prove Azerbaijan’s
unserious approach ahead of the forthcoming meeting.

Edward Nalbandian reiterated Armenia’s willingness to continue to work
with the Co-Chairs to solve the issue exceptionally in a peaceful way.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress