IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS MEAN WHEN TALKING ABOUT IMPORTANT PROGRESS IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH TALKS: AZERBAIJANI MP
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Nov 23 2009
Azerbaijan
Optimism by the American and French co-chairs of OSCE Minsk deserves
attention," member of Azerbaijani parliament Aydin Mirzazade said.
The OSCE Minsk Group issued a statement on Munich meeting of Presidents
Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia on Nov. 22.
"The talks which lasted nearly four hours were constructive. The talks,
which lasted almost four hours, were constructive. Progress was made
in some areas. At the same time, some issues still remain open,"
the statement said.
"It does not matter for Azerbaijan that there is some progress in
every meeting. Only result of the meeting is important for us. But
it has not been achieved yet. There is no a serious condemnation of
Armenia’s occupation policy and there is no international pressure
on Armenia to respect international legal norms," Mirzazade said.
"The negotiations have been going on for almost 17 years. How long
will it last? On one hand, OSCE Minsk Group statement on meeting of
the presidents draws attention while it is unclear what the co-chairs
have in mind when talking about important progress," he said.
"At the same time, the very fact that they intend to organize a new
meeting of the presidents immediately after the talks indicated that
resource of negotiation process has not been fully exhausted and
the negotiations can continue. Meantime, concrete results, namely,
recognition of country’s territorial integrity, withdrawal of Armenian
forces from occupied Azerbaijani territories and return of refugees
to their territories are important for Azerbaijan," he added.
"I think that the upcoming meeting of Azerbaijani and Russian
presidents Ilham Aliyev and Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow may be assessed
as a positive factor in the negotiation process. Russia plays an
important role in the negotiations process. We hope that Russia will
continue to use its influence to resolve the problem," the MP said.