ARMENIA EXPECTS BRYZA TO…

Lragir.am
24 July 06

Official Yerevan does not expect anything from Mathew Bryza’s visit to
the region, or whatever it expects, it expects for Azerbaijan. In a
press conference July 24 in Yerevan Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan
announced that official Yerevan expects a change of the standpoint
of Azerbaijan from Bryza’s visit.

"Our expectation from Mathew Bryza’s visit is that he will persuade the
Azerbaijani side to return to the table of negotiations to continue
the talks on the basis of a document. As you know, Armenia expressed
its standpoint on this document clearly. Simply Azerbaijan is having
problems, if Azerbaijan agrees to return to these principles, it will
be an opportunity to start a new stage of negotiations and achieve
progress," says Vardan Oskanyan.

"I think and I have stated for a number of times that it’s a pity to
miss such an opportunity because this will be the third after the
common state and Key West. Because, you know, these documents are
not born in a week, these are the result of lasting negotiations;
if Azerbaijan refuses again, I think the situation will become highly
complicated," announced the foreign minister of Armenia.

He mentions that at best Bryza can come up with proposals on "minor
changes" into the existing proposal. Vardan Oskanyan thinks it is
possible. Meanwhile, the Armenian side considers proposals on new
approaches towards the proposal impossible.