YURI MERZLYAKOV: "THE SIDES HAVE REACHED A COMMON AGREEMENT ON THE MADRID PRINCIPLES, EXCEPT FOR FOUR POINTS"

APA
March 29 2010
Azerbaijan

Baku. Lachin Sultanova – APA. "The Armenian side does not agree with
some points of the updated Madrid principles", Russia’s co-chair
of the OSCE Minsk Group Yuri Merzlyakov told in his interview to
journalists in Khankendi, APA reports quoting Armenian press.

To him, at the moment suggestions made by the co-chairs are discussed:
"The Armenian side has already expressed its disagreement on some
points. However, we do not exacerbate the situation, as a couple
of years ago the same situation emerged in respect of the Madrid
principles, which Armenia has, but Azerbaijan refused to accept them,
and we worked a long time to reach an agreed outcome" .

To co-chair, the sides reached a common agreement on the Madrid
principles, except for four points. He also said that this was his last
visit to the region as co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group. He said he would
be appointed to a new post, and he didn’t know who would replace him.