AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTER: NEW PEACE TREATY WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, WE SHOULD TRY TO SOLVE THE CONFLICT

Azeri Press Agency
[ 10 Sep 2007 14:32 ]

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs are scheduled to visit the region in
mid-September, APA reports quoting Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar
Mammadyarov. The Minister said that the route of the visit is being
specified at present.

"I met the co-chairs during my visit to Brussels. The co-chairs
initiated on visiting the region. We accepted this proposal. Azerbaijan
is interested in the continuation of the Prague process," he said.

Commenting on the statements on the necessity of concluding a new
agreement on ceasefire Elmar Mammadyarov noted that the co-chairs
are also concerned about regular violation of the ceasefire.

"I think that a new ceasefire agreement will not solve the problem. We
should try to solve the conflict," he said.

The Minister said he approves the idea of arranging a meeting of
Azerbaijani and Armenian communities of Nagorno Karabakh.

"The more meetings are held, the better it is.

Involving Azeri community of Nagorno Karabakh in the negotiations
will only have positive results.

Armenians are also Azerbaijani citizens. So, relations should be
established with them," the minister said.