BAKU DISCUSSES POSSIBILITIES FOR GRANTING KARABAKH AUTONOMOUS STATUS

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
21.07.2009 18:42 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ No need to overestimate Armenian and Azeri
Presidents’ recent meeting in Moscow, because much has to be done
before signing a document on NKR conflict settlement, Professor
Ruben Safrasatyan, Director of RA NAS Oriental Studies Institute,
told a news conference in Yerevan.

Obama, Medvedev and Sarcozy’s joint statement concerning Karabakh and
the publication of Madrid Principles aimed to accelerate the process
of introducing the basic principles to Armenia and Azerbaijan. The
fact that Baku discusses the issue of granting Karabakh autonomous
status was published for the first time. It was a shock for Baku,"
the expert stressed. During their meeting in Moscow, Presidents
Sargsyan and Aliyev had open discussion over Karabakh status, he said.

"It is necessary to understand that NKR problem is a complicated
process that cannot find a prompt solution. Parties have not so far
signed any document. Talks are still under way, and Armenian diplomacy
should use its best efforts to involve Stepanakert in the process,"
Safrastyan stated. As regards the return of lands in exchange for
security guarantees, that’s something to be determined exclusively
by Nagorno Karabakh, the speaker said.