Azeri official on new Garabagh proposals
Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
April 20 2006
Baku, April 19, AssA-Irada — Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz
Azimov has said new proposals and concessions are essential in the
settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh conflict.
“But the outcome should not be aside from the basic framework [for
conflict resolution],” he said, when commenting on a statement by the
Russian co-chairman of the mediating OSCE Minsk Group Yuri Merzlyakov
that the intermediaries’ new suggestions “concern some principles of
the conflict settlement”.
Azimov said the internationally-accepted autonomy models are currently
being studied.
“We may hear some statements concerning new proposals and concessions,
but whether or not this will yield specific results will be clear in
further meetings. The point is that there are specific frames, and
constructive and swift efforts should be made to settle the conflict
within them.”
The official said the existing international models differ and
various status options of self-administration are applied in Europe
and other regions of the world. “However, these alternatives are
used considering the location of territories and with respect for
the territorial integrity [of countries]. We have stated this on many
occasions. If we are talking about advancing within this framework,
Azerbaijan is ready for this,” Azimov added.*
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
