Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
May 12 2007
Armenian FM hopeful for accord in Nagorno Karabakh conflict
[ 12 May 2007 15:08 ]
Armenian’s Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan voiced a ray of hope for
an accord in the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict while
addressing the 117th session of the Committee of Ministers of the
Council of Europe on May 11.
APA quoted Armenian media as reporting Oskanyan attributed his hope
to progress in principles of the settlement and negotiations.
He added that the main matter is that the parties comprehend the
principle of self-determination of the so-called `Nagorno Karabakh
nation’, leaving the future status to referendum.
`But, some factors overshadow my optimism, these factors are the
statements by Azerbaijani leadership,’ he said.
He noted that the second shadow comes from Azeri senior officials’
regular statements on a military solution to the conflict, and
Azerbaijan’s behavior `doesn’t serve the increase of mutual
confidence’. /APA-Economics/