APA, Azerbaijan
March 26 2010

Elmar Mammadyarov: `It will be possible to start working on great
peace agreement if Armenia clarifies its position’ ` EXCLUSIVE

[ 26 Mar 2010 14:58 ]

Moscow. Roman Agayev ` APA. Within the framework of his participation
at the meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers in Moscow,
Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov had meetings with his
Russian and Ukrainian counterparts, APA’s correspondent in Moscow
reports.

Current state of solution to Nagorno Karabakh conflict was basically
in the focus of attention at the meeting with Russian Foreign Minister
Sergey Lavrov. `We agreed to continue works towards bringing the
sides’ positions closer. Next week, the co-chairs will visit Armenia
for this purpose. The co-chairs have put forward their proposals on
the basis of updated Madrid principles. Azerbaijan has accepted these
proposals in general. But Armenia makes different statements regarding
the proposals. Sometimes Armenia agrees, but sometimes disagrees. It
will be possible to start working on great peace agreement if Armenia
clarifies its position’.

Answering the question `May it cause breaking off negotiations if
Armenia agrees with proposals first and disagrees later for some
reasons’, Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov stated that
such threat has always existed.

Mammadyarov also noted hat his meeting with Armenian foreign minister
was not planned in Moscow.