ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER EXPECTS REFUTATION FROM RUSSIA

APA
Nov 19 2009
Azerbaijan

Yerevan – APA. Armenian foreign ministry demanded official refutation
of statement by the director of information and press department
of Russian Foreign Ministry Andrei Nesterenko, APA reports quoting
ArmToday site.

Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandian called Nesterenko’s idea
about the discussion of Nagorno Karabakh conflict in the negotiation
between Ankara and Yerevan as misunderstanding. "Andrei Nesterenko made
mistake, everybody can do it. I recommend you to expect refutation from
the Russian foreign ministry. Probably it will not take much time. I
know Andrei Nesterenko as a professional of his work, but he made
mistake this time. I stress again that Armenian-Turkish process has no
relation to the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Nesterenko’s
statements are contradictory to the statements by the Russian foreign
minister and other co-chairs of OSCE Minsk Group. Those statements said
for many times that there is no relation between the Turkish-Armenian
relations and Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Therefore I think that
following that it needs to expect for statements proving my words".

Answering the question of APA’s correspondent, Andrei Nesterenko said
at a press conference in Moscow that "Turkish-Armenian normalization
is an attempt of two countries, which experienced unpleasant periods
at one time, to normalize the relations". He said they knew that
Nagorno Karabakh issue was raised at the negotiations between Ankara
and Yerevan. "It seems these comprehensive issues are taken into
consideration in the process". Nesterenko said they hoped that these
issues would be solved within the decisions passed by the international
organizations and would meet the interests of all regional countries.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress