ARMENIAN, AZERBAIJANI, RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTERS TO MEET IN MOSCOW
armradio.am
31.10.2008 11:43
Today in Moscow the Foreign Ministers of Armenia, Azerbaijan
and Russia will discuss issues related to the settlement of the
Karabakh conflict. Tomorrow the Ministers will meet the Minsk Group
Co-Chairs. The meeting of the Foreign Ministers takes places on the
eve of the meeting of Presidents of the three countries.
The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan came forth with
comments preceding the meeting. Edward Nalbandian noted yesterday
that the Minsk Group is an effective format, enjoys the support of
the international community and there is no need to search for a new
format of negotiations.
The Foreign Minister underlined that Russia has always demonstrated
a balanced position on the issue, noting that the negotiations on
the Karabakh settlement are at an important stage.
According to Nalbandian, the negotiations may get more
active especially after the latest initiative of the Russian
President. However, speaking about the terms of settlement, the
Minister noted that it’s not proper to make predictions about the
terms of resolution of the conflict.
The Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan also opposes the change of the
Minsk Group. "The conflict has two sides: Armenia and Azerbaijan. As
for the Armenian and Azeri communities of Nagorno-Karabakh, they
participated at some point, until Armenia took the decision to speak
on behalf of the Armenian community. Therefore, I see no sense in
changing the format of the talks.