BAKU POSITIVELY ASSESSES RECENT STATEMENT OF ARMENIAN FM
Author: E.Huseynov

TREND, Azerbaijan
Oct 26 2006

The recent statement by the Armenian Foreign Minister, Vardan Oskanyan,
regarding the return of all occupied Azerbaijani territories is very
highly assessed, the Chief of the Press & Information Policy Department
of the Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry, Tahir Tagizade, told Trend.

According to him, the inevitability of returning occupied Azerbaijani
territories within the regulation process is a factor for Armenian
side. "The Armenian Foreign Minister made it clear that the Armenian
side understands that the return of all occupied Azerbaijan territories
is a very essential element of the regulation," Tagizade emphasized.

Recently, during his speech at the Armenian Parliament, Oskanyan stated
that the return of the territories forms a part of the proposals. "We
will discuss the territories once a definite agreement has been reached
regarding the status of Nagorno-Karabakh. Only then will we discuss
the details of returning the territories," the Minister said. In
addition, he made it clear that all territories of the Nagorno-Karabakh
are under the territories – northern and eastern parts – including
Martuni, Mardaket and Shaumyan. "All the territories are topics for
discussion." Oskanyan added.