Progress in conflict settlement hinges on Armenia`s will - official
Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov has
said the long-standing conflict over Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh with
Armenia could be easily resolved if a change occurs in the opposing
side`s stance.
Azimov told reporters that an overall turning point in peace talks is pivotal for a solution to the dispute to be possible, which could be fostered by Armenia`s "strategic assessment" of its position.
According to the deputy minister, Baku is looking forward to Yerevan`s readiness to take the necessary steps to meet the interests of its own and the region as a whole.
He said the efficiency of steps to follow the meeting of Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sarkisian held on June 4 in St. Petersburg, Russia depends on the Armenian side. Azimov noted that the co-chairmen of the mediating OSCE Minsk Group have submitted proposals on several key issues to coordinate the basic principles of the conflict settlement, and Azerbaijan is content with those proposals. "However, we are not seeing readiness for compromise we want from Armenia."
He added that the talks recently held in St. Petersburg, and in Prague on May 7, were two parts of the same process, however, this process is moving forward slowly.
Azerbaijan and Armenia fought a lengthy war that ended with the signing of a cease-fire in 1994, but Armenia continues to occupy Upper Garabagh and seven other Azerbaijani districts in defiance of international law.
Azimov told reporters that an overall turning point in peace talks is pivotal for a solution to the dispute to be possible, which could be fostered by Armenia`s "strategic assessment" of its position.
According to the deputy minister, Baku is looking forward to Yerevan`s readiness to take the necessary steps to meet the interests of its own and the region as a whole.
He said the efficiency of steps to follow the meeting of Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sarkisian held on June 4 in St. Petersburg, Russia depends on the Armenian side. Azimov noted that the co-chairmen of the mediating OSCE Minsk Group have submitted proposals on several key issues to coordinate the basic principles of the conflict settlement, and Azerbaijan is content with those proposals. "However, we are not seeing readiness for compromise we want from Armenia."
He added that the talks recently held in St. Petersburg, and in Prague on May 7, were two parts of the same process, however, this process is moving forward slowly.
Azerbaijan and Armenia fought a lengthy war that ended with the signing of a cease-fire in 1994, but Armenia continues to occupy Upper Garabagh and seven other Azerbaijani districts in defiance of international law.
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