ARMENIA’S POSITION UNCHANGEABLE: DE JURE RECOGNITION OF NAGORNO KARABAKH AND PARTICIPATION OF NKR REPRESENTATIVES IN TALKS

PanARMENIAN.Net
29.06.2007 15:26 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Azerbaijan’s problem is the lack of political
will to tell the public about the ongoing talks on the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict. The publics of both states should be informed of
the fundamental settlement principles. The statements of the sides
should not be mutually exclusive," Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan
Oskanian told a news conference in Yerevan.

"The international community knows the worth of Ilham Aliyev’s
statements and doesn’t always rate them as adequate," he said.

"Armenia has numerously repeated the settlement principles. These
are the status of Nagorno Karabakh, security guarantees, overland
communication with Armenia, territorial issues, refugees and displaced
persons. The negotiated document contains all these elements but
before determination of the status I will no comment on other
issues. Armenia’s position has undergone no changes since 1997. We
press for de jure recognition of Nagorno Karabakh and participation
of NKR representatives in the talks. I am ready to work with the next
NKR President," the Minister said.

When commenting on possible changes after the NKR presidential
election, Vartan Oskanian said, "This subject is mush spoken about,
however, there is no serious ground for it."

As to the regular meeting of the Armenian and Azeri FMs, Mr Oskanian
said, "The OSCE MG Co-chairs will hold separate negotiations
with each Minister. After that it will be possible to speak of
Oskanian-Mammadyarov meeting."