YURI MERZLYAKOV: THE RECENT CONSULTATIONS WERE VERY PRODUCTIVE
ArmRadio.am
20.02.2007 16:56
"Consultations in Paris were very productive," stated Russian
Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Yuri Merzlyakov, commenting on the
recent meeting of Co-Chairs held February 15-16 in French capital. He
underlined that in Paris the mediators met also with Armenian Foreign
Minister Vartan Oskanian. Merzlyakov said this meeting was also very
productive. The diplomat regrets that Elmar Mamedyarov was not present.
Asked why he did not meet with Azeri President’s Personal
Representative on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict negotiations Araz
Azimov, who was participating in the international energy conference in
Paris, Yuri Merzlyakov answered that first there wasn’t any request,
and second, according to the information of American Co-Chair Matthew
Bryza, Araz Azimov did not participating in the conference.
Commenting on Azimov’s statement that "Armenia steps back from its
stance on uncoordinated issues", Yuri Merzlyakov underlined, "the
Azeri side really had put certain questions, but the Armenian side
did not give certain responses to them." "We have not discussed these
questions in detail to agree with his opinion that Armenia refuses
from its stance," the Russian diplomat noted.
The Russian diplomat underlined that the Co-Chairs are trying to
organize a meeting between the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and
Armenia at the beginning of March, APA reports.