AZERBAIJANI SIDE INTERESTED IN TRIPS TO KARABAKH

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
07.07.2009 12:00 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Azerbaijanii media reports and comments concerning
Armenian and Azei intellectuals’ recent initiative present distortion
of real facts, NKR Foreign Ministry says in a release.

By expressing consent to host Armenian and Russian intellectuals
under the leadership of Armenian and Russian Ambassadors to Russia
Armen Smbatyan and Polad Bulbologlu and Russian President’s Envoy for
International Cultural Cooperation Mikhail Shvydkoy, NKR leadership
demonstrated its successive goodwill gesture, reiterating its
commitment to peaceful settlement of NKR conflict, says the release.

"As regards certain divergences concerning Azeri delegation’s staff
and route, it was changed at NKR’s demand. Milli Majilis deputy Khavva
Mamedova and delegation member Chingiz Ismayilov were removed from
delegation list because of their anti-Karabakh and anti-Armenian
statements. Considering Azeri side’s interest in the trip, we can
easily assume that official Baku seeks ways to make radical changes
in negotiation format and conduct direct talks with NKR. Such mutual
visits are quite notable in terms of their impulse aiming to relax
tension between conflicting parties. That’s first of all because
Azerbaijani intellectuals made sure once again that they were dealing
with an accomplished state which overcame difficulties and obstacles
caused by Azerbaijani aggression, and now has excellent pre-requisites
for achieving international recognition," the release goes on saying.