Vartan Oskanian: The outcome of the meeting in Geneva may be positive

ArmRadio.am
09.03.2007 15:44

RA Foreign Minister declared in Yerevan today that `if
Azerbaijan does not take unexpected steps, the outcome of the Geneva
meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the two countries may be
positive.’

Vartan Oskanian note that the public statements of the Azerbaijani
authorities do not always overlap with the content of the document
discussed during the negotiations. `The statements of the
Armenian side always correspond to the content of the talks, and it
can sometimes create an impression that Armenia backs mutual
concessions more than Azerbaijan,’ the Minister remarked.

Vartan Oskanian characterized the reports of the Azerbaijan side that
`Armenia has made a sep back in the negotiation process’ do not
correspond to reality. The Minister underlined that Armenia stays
loyal to the document discussed during the talks and the Foreign
Minister once again reconfirmed this position during the meeting with
the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

In Mr. Oskanian’s words, `if the latest statements of Azerbaijan do not
pursue the aim of refusing from the agreements reached and accuse the
Armenian side of failure, we can hope that the meeting in Geneva will
have a positive outcome.’