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RA MFA: It is not the first time when Aliev tries to
promulgate content of talks on Karabakh
04.05.2007 19:55 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ It is not the first time when President of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev tries to promulgate the content of talks over
the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Armenian MFA Acting Press Officer
Vladimir Karapetyan stated commenting on I. Aliev’s statement that
`Armenia has agreed on step-by-step variant of conflict
settlement’. `I can only say that this time too no new `openings ‘
were made. Like before, I can confirm our approach to the talks, which
is based on the self-determination of Nagorno Karabakh. Other issues,
which are on the table of talks and are being discussed, will proceed
from recognizing the main principle. As to Azeri President’s militant
statements and threats of forceful solution to the Karabakh conflict,
their frequent repetition is evidence of disdain towards international
commitments, as well as weakness and deep distrust,’ Vladimir
Karapetyan stated, the RA MFA Press Office reports.

Ilham Aliev stated that, `there exists a common agreement on returning
the 7 occupied regions of Azerbaijan by step-by-step approach, after
which displaced Azeri population will unconditionally return to their
native places.’ At the same time he said that both Armenia and the
international mediators accepted these offers. Aliev stated the status
of Nagorno Karabakh `can be discussed only in the framework of
Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity. Alongside Azerbaijan does not
oppose the idea of placing peacekeepers on this territory, which
actually is Armenia’s initiative.’

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress