Azerbaijan recognized NKR as party to negotiations

news.am, Armenia
April 10 2010

Azerbaijan recognized NKR as party to negotiations

14:03 / 04/10/2010 Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Spokesman Elkhan
Polukhov recognized NKR as a party to negotiations in Karabakh peace
process in Day.Az Radio air.

`Armenian party should clearly realize that as of today updated Madrid
Principles presented by co-chairs to all three parties are based on
the principles and proposals made by the leaders of OSCE MG states,’
Polukhov stated.

He emphasized that Azerbaijan, after consideration and detail analysis
of the submitted proposals and principles voiced its stance: `With
some exceptions we admit them, which enables to settle Karabakh
conflict peacefully and shortly and proceed to another stage of
conflict resolution, drafting of more detail and concrete action
plan.’

Meanwhile, information and recording of his interview were immediately
removed from Day.az and Youtube websites. Currently, the amended
version is posted on the website with erased words of Polukhov about
three parties.

S.T.