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AZERI FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS KARABAKH TALKS TO GO AHEAD
ANS TV, Baku
5 Jun 07
[Presenter] A certain agreement on the settlement of the Karabakh
conflict is possible at the St. Petersburg meeting between the
Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents provided they demonstrate political
will. Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov believes that the negotiations
will go ahead if the meeting between the presidents does not produce
an agreement.
[Mammadyarov] I think the presidents' meeting is a step forward. It
is likely that the presidents will instruct the foreign ministers to
continue the talks after their meeting. We shall continue working on
the principles that will not be agreed upon. The sides can achieve
something if there is strong political will. The principle is that if
we cannot agree on one principle, all the others will be considered as
principles that have not been agreed on according to the concept we are
working on. Therefore, we continue working on the two principles that
were not agreed on. We'll see what the outcome of the St Petersburg
meeting will be like.
ANS TV, Baku
5 Jun 07
[Presenter] A certain agreement on the settlement of the Karabakh
conflict is possible at the St. Petersburg meeting between the
Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents provided they demonstrate political
will. Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov believes that the negotiations
will go ahead if the meeting between the presidents does not produce
an agreement.
[Mammadyarov] I think the presidents' meeting is a step forward. It
is likely that the presidents will instruct the foreign ministers to
continue the talks after their meeting. We shall continue working on
the principles that will not be agreed upon. The sides can achieve
something if there is strong political will. The principle is that if
we cannot agree on one principle, all the others will be considered as
principles that have not been agreed on according to the concept we are
working on. Therefore, we continue working on the two principles that
were not agreed on. We'll see what the outcome of the St Petersburg
meeting will be like.