YURI MERZLYAKOV: "IT WOULD NOT BE RIGHT TO SAY ARMENIA DEVIATES FROM ITS POSITION ON THE COORDINATED ISSUES"
Today, Azerbaijan
Feb 19 2007
"The discussions held in Paris were very productive," saif Russian
co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Yuri Merzlyakov while commenting on
the latest meeting of the Minsk Group co-chairs in Paris on February
15-16.
Saying that they met with Armenian foreign minister Vardan Oskanian,
the mediator called the meeting very useful and expressed his regret
that Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov was not in Paris.
Touching on the reason why the co-chairs didn’t meet with Araz Azimov,
personal representative of Azerbaijani President for Nagorno Karabakh
conflict, who was attending the international energy conference in
Paris that time, Merzlyakov said they were not appealed for a meeting,
and on the other hand, Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Bryza did
not have any information about Azimov’s presence in the conference.
Commenting on Araz Azimov’s statement that Armenia is deviating from
its position concerning the coordinated issues, Merzlyakov said that
Azerbaijan has really raised some issues during the negotiations,
but Armenian side did not give any response.
"I think it would not be right to say that Armenia deviates from its
position as the issues raised by Azerbaijan have not been discussed
in detail by the co-chairs," he told the APA.
The co-chair again stressed that the uncoordinated issues are not of
only technical character, and Azimov’s statement proves it again.
Russian diplomat said that the mediators are working to arrange a
meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers in early March.
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
