Consent on fundamental principles should be key to conclusion of Kar

Interfax, Russia
December 8, 2014 Monday 6:12 PM MSK

Consent on fundamental principles should be key to conclusion of
Karabakh peace treaty – Armenian foreign minister

YEREVAN. Dec 6

The development of a comprehensive peace treaty may be started after
agreement is achieved on fundamental principles of settling the
conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian said.

“When agreement is achieved on fundamental principles and
Nagorno-Karabakh’s consent is obtained, then it would be possible to
start negotiations between Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia on
the development of a comprehensive peace treaty,” Nalbandian told
journalists following the 21st OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in
Basel.

There is no alternative to negotiations, he said.

“This is our principled position. But the difficult situation that has
taken shape as a result of an Armenian helicopter’s destruction and
provocative acts on the part of Azerbaijan requires more steps on
creating favorable conditions for promoting negotiations,” he said.

Azerbaijan “regularly backtracks from agreements that already were
reached,” he said.

“This is among the principal reasons, which doesn’t leave even a hint
of trust during negotiations,” Nalbandian said.

From: A. Papazian