BAKU: Azerbaijani FM: Azerbaijani, Armenian Presidents Intend To Int

AZERBAIJANI FM: AZERBAIJANI, ARMENIAN PRESIDENTS INTEND TO INTENSIVELY WORK ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT

Today
June 27 2011
Azerbaijan

The Kazan meeting of the Russian, Azerbaijani and Armenia n presidents
was one of the longest in this format. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister
Elmar Mammadyarov made this statement commenting on the Kazan meeting.

” Discussions were held on issues of concern , which are obstacle
to make a progress in resolving the conflict. Unfortunately, we have
been unable to reach a compromise decision on a number of principal
issues, because the Armenian side requires maximum concessions from
Azerbaijan , distorting the essence of the negotiation process that
began seven years ago , ” Mammadyarov said.

He said however the presidents agreed to continue and seek points of
convergence of positions.

Answering to a question regarding the Armenian Foreign Ministry’s
statement , made after the presidents’ Kazan meeting, Mammadyarov
said that it is again distortion of facts and documents. ” For some
reason, the Armenian side was silent, when Azerbaijan stated about
acceptance of the updated Madrid document, officially submitted by
the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs in Athens in 2009, and talks about
one of the many versions of a working document , which is based on
the updated Madrid document .

I would like to advise the Armenian Foreign Ministry not to be engaged
in PR , but work intensively to change the existing negative status quo
, to which the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair countries’ presidents call.

Following the presidents ‘ meeting I got the impression that
the presidents intends to work intensively in this direction,”
Mammadyarov said.

From: A. Papazian