GENEVAN MEETING OF ARMENIAN AND AZERI FMS WAS ARDUOUS

PanARMENIAN.Net
21.03.2007 14:16 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ PACE PA President Goran Lennmarker’s statement
on the possibility of signing of an agreement on Karabakh between
Armenia and Azerbaijan upon completion of the Armenian parliamentary
election coincides with Yerevan’s stance, RA Foreign Minister Vartan
Oskanian said in response to a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter’s question
in IA Regnum’s press center today.

However, the latest meeting of the FMs in Geneva doesn’t offer
ground for such optimism. "The Genevan meeting was an extra proof of
availability of contradictions that are hard for us to alleviate.

Although the meeting was arduous we agreed to meet in April again. If
we manage to come to an agreement it will be possible to speak of
a presidential meeting then. Certainly, the meeting will take place
after the parliamentary election in Armenia," the Minister said.

The Armenian Minister also noted that Armenia’s position is
unchangeable: Nagorno Karabakh’s status should be determined through
a referendum to be held among the NKR population. As to the Kosovo
settlement sample, Oskanian said that various approaches should
be taken to various conflicts. "Nevertheless, if the international
community recognizes Kosovo’s independence, it will have a positive
impact on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement. If not, we will
continue talks for a solution admissible for the population of Nagorno
Karabakh," he said.