ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY: "WE ARE FOR CONTINUATION OF THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE OSCE MINSK GROUP ON THE BASIS OF THE MADRID DOCUMENT"

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April 16 2008
Azerbaijan

Armenia speaks for continuation of the negotiation process on the
Karabakh conflict, said acting spokesman for Armenian Foreign Ministry
Tigran Balayan.

"We are for the continuation of the negotiation process in the
framework of the OSCE Minsk Group on the basis of the Madrid document",
said Balayan, commenting on the announcement of Azerbaijani Foreign
Minister Elmar Mamedyarov about his readiness to meet with new Foreign
Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandyan, appointed to this post on
April 14.

At the same time, Balayan noted that there have not been any proposals
from the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs on conduction of the meeting.

It should be reminded that in November of 2007 the OSCE Minsk Group
co-chairs presented basic principles of the peaceful resolution of
the Karabakh conflict for consideration to the Presidents of Armenia
and Azerbaijan. The co-chairs consider Madrid proposals to be just
and balanced.

At the same time, the conflict parties were proposed to complete
the current stage of talks by approving the basic principles
and immediately pass to the new stage-development of the draft
comprehensive peace agreement.