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«AZERBAIJAN IS LOST IN ILLUSIONS»

[07:54 pm] 21 April, 2006

Armenia would be content with the precedent if the Foreign Ministry
of Azerbaijan really positively answered the announcement of the
Armenian Foreign Ministry considering is constructive. At least this
is what the RA FM press secretary says, as `It could stimulate
positive developments in this issue.’

Tair Taghizade, the press secretary of the Foreign Ministry of
Azerbaijan, positively assessed the announcement of RA Foreign
Minister Vardan Oskanyan who said, `If Azerbaijan recognizes the right
of the people of Nagorno Karabakh to decide their future status by
themselves, Armenia is ready to discuss the issues of eliminating the
results of the war seriously’. At the same time the press secretary of
the Azeri FM commented that by saying `self-determination’ for Nagorno
Karabakh, they understand `highest sovereignty’ as part of
Azerbaijan. This comment gives the RA Foreign Ministry ground to think
that there has been no progress.

`As soon as someone speaks about the right of the people of Nagorno
Karabakh of self-determination, Azerbaijan starts to nurture Soviet
illusions about `highest sovereignty’. The Foreign Minister of Armenia
clearly expressed the position of Armenia which presupposes the
recognition of Azerbaijan of the right of self-determination of the
Karabakh people first, for reaching compromise. Only after that can we
discuss the issues about eliminating the results of the war. I am
sorry that Azerbaijan is lost in illusions instead of understanding
what they see and hear,’ said Hamlet Gasparyan, press secretary of the
Armenian Foreign Ministry.