Azerbaijan, Armenia Agree on Two More Principles

Baku Today, Azerbaijan
June 28 2005

Two pivotal issues were agreed upon during the Paris meeting of
Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers, Foreign Minister Elmar
Mammadyarov has said. He did not elaborate, saying that the sides
had agreed to keep these issues confidential.

Mammadyarov said that despite progress in talks, the sides have not
agreed upon certain issues yet. “We will certainly discuss these
issues in the future and outline what steps should be taken to
achieve goals.”

Mammadyarov said the talks are underway based on the principles
outlined during the Warsaw meeting of the two countries’ presidents
and the foreign ministers are trying to arrive at a consensus. “After
consensus is reached on all principles, their gist will be reflected
on paper,” he said.

The minister went on to say that he held an informal meeting with his
Armenian counterpart Vardan Oskanian in Brussels last week during an
international event dedicated to the future developments in Iraq. The
parties discussed the most efficient directions to continue the
negotiations and complete the peace process soon, he said.

Commenting on Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov’s statement that
peace talks may yield results in August, Mammadyarov said it is
difficult to cite the exact timing.

“Frankly, I don’t expect the talks to yield results till the end of
August, when Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents will meet in Kazan.”

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress