AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTRY: ARMENIA DEPUTY FM IS UNAWARE OF NEGOTIATION DETAILS

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Aug 25 2009
Azerbaijan

"What Armenian deputy foreign minister said in an interview with ‘Echo
Moscow’ radio is not true," Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Spokesperson
Elkhan Polukhov said commenting on Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister
Shavarsh Kocharyan’s interview with Echo Moscow radio station.

"Mr. Kocharian gave wrong information in an interview. This
particularly relates to the UN resolutions and that of other
international organizations regarding the occupied territories of
Azerbaijan," Polukhov said.

In his interview Kocharian said "there is no UN resolution that calls
on Armenia to withdraw the occupier troops. None of the 4 resolutions
stipulate it."

"It is surprising that a government official with such a high rank
speaks on such serious matters in a non-professional manner. In
this case, it shows that Shavarsh Kocharian is aware of details of
the negotiations in and his non-participation in many stages of the
negotiation process," he added.