OFFICIAL BAKU CONSIDERS SIGNING OF MOSCOW STATEMENT NEW STAGE IN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT

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04.11.2008 11:15

Official Baku considers that the joint declaration on the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement signed between the Presidents of
Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia in Moscow will accelerate the process
of the conflict solution.

"Signing the statement is a historical event for the conflict
settlement and is the beginning of a new process," Novruz Mammadov,
Head of Azerbaijan Presidential Administration’s Foreign Relations
Department, told TrendNews.

During his visit to Armenia last month, the President of Russia
suggested the heads of the two states to meet in Moscow.

He said that the document signed in Moscow is the result of 14
years difficult talks with regards to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
settlement.

Mammadov stated that this is the first document being signed between
the Presidents regarding the settlement of this conflict. The official
of the Presidential Administration said that up to now, difficult
moments have always existed and it was impossible to reach a mutual
understanding.

"Now signing such a document is at least a unique event in the process
of the conflict settlement," he said.

He thinks that the document makes clear many moments with the conflict
settlement and determines and concretizes certain duties facing the
Presidents, the sides.

"The document shows that the conflict exists between the two
countries and must be solved based on the principles and norms of
the international law, in a step-by-step manner. In addition, the
document says that the OSCE Minsk Group must actively work in the
settlement of the conflict and the co-chairmen should strengthen their
mediation. The statement may be compass in the conflict settlement. The
document reflects the basic principles and the OSCE Minsk Group member
countries support this," Mammadov said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress