SHAVARSH KOCHARYAN: AZERBAIJAN NOT READY FOR MUTUAL CONCESSIONS

armradio.am
16.04.2010 14:18

Azerbaijan is not ready for mutual concessions, Armenian Deputy
Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan said in an interview with
"Interfax" agency.

Commenting on Azerbaijani President’s statement that the Karabakh
settlement has entered a decisive stage, Kocharyan said: "Baku proceeds
from the illusions that its perverted approaches are perceived as a
decisive stage of negotiations. In order to enter a decisive stage, the
parties need to demonstrate willingness to make mutual concessions."

The Deputy Foreign Minister reminded that the negotiations proceed
on the basis of one document – the Madrid Principles accepted by
Armenia and Azerbaijan in 2007. If Azerbaijan wants progress, it
should negotiate on arguable questions instead of distorting the
essence of the document or reject it," Shavarsh Kocharyan said.

According to the Deputy Foreign Minister, an agreement will be reached
when Azerbaijan stops leading the process to a deadlock. He noted that
"Armenia and Azerbaijan are UN members and should act in accordance
with the statute of that organization, which demand that disputes are
solved in a peaceful way without use of force and without threats of
use of force."