EDWARD NALBANDIAN: ARMENIA’S PROPOSALS ON NAGORNO KARABAKH SETTLEMENT BEING MADE AT PRESENT

Noyan Tapan
Feb 16, 2010

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. At present Armenia is making
its proposals over the Nagorno Karabakh settlement, an agreement
about which was reached at the tripartite meeting of Presidents
of RF, Armenia and Azerbaijan in Sochi. RA Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian declared at a February 16 press conference. In his opinion,
Azerbaijan will also make such proposals, after which the discussions
will continue.

Commenting upon Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadiarov’s statement
that the renewed variant of Madrid Principles is acceptable for Baku
E. Nalbandian mentioned that the Madrid Principles have been on the
negotiations table since 2007 November. In his words, almost over a
year Azerbaijan refused at all to accept that variant as a basis for
negotiations, even denied its existence.