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Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Jan 12 2005
Azerbaijan, Armenia hold another round of Garabagh talks
Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia Elmar Mammadyarov and
Vardan Oskanian held a fifth round of talks on the Upper Garabagh
conflict mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group in Prague, Czech Republic
on January 11.
Mammadyarov told US Radio Liberty following the meeting that although
complex, the negotiations continue and a similar meeting will take
place in Europe in late February-early March.
With regard to Baku's position, the minister said that Azerbaijani
refugees must return home and Armenia must withdraw from the occupied
lands of Azerbaijan. He pointed out that Azerbaijan will make no
concessions on pivotal issues, while its territorial integrity and
any kind of exchange of land are not a matter of discussion.
Armenian Foreign Minister Oskanian generally assessed the meeting as
positive, noting that the discussions were open. The parties tried to
defend the principles achieved at previous meetings, he said.
Oskanian stated that Armenia has three key demands: for Azerbaijan to
forge ties with Upper Garabagh, agree for the corridor between Upper
Garabagh and Armenia to be transferred to Yerevan's control and
guarantee the security of Armenian residents in Garabagh. He
emphasized that Azerbaijan did not concur on these issues.*
Jan 12 2005
Azerbaijan, Armenia hold another round of Garabagh talks
Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia Elmar Mammadyarov and
Vardan Oskanian held a fifth round of talks on the Upper Garabagh
conflict mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group in Prague, Czech Republic
on January 11.
Mammadyarov told US Radio Liberty following the meeting that although
complex, the negotiations continue and a similar meeting will take
place in Europe in late February-early March.
With regard to Baku's position, the minister said that Azerbaijani
refugees must return home and Armenia must withdraw from the occupied
lands of Azerbaijan. He pointed out that Azerbaijan will make no
concessions on pivotal issues, while its territorial integrity and
any kind of exchange of land are not a matter of discussion.
Armenian Foreign Minister Oskanian generally assessed the meeting as
positive, noting that the discussions were open. The parties tried to
defend the principles achieved at previous meetings, he said.
Oskanian stated that Armenia has three key demands: for Azerbaijan to
forge ties with Upper Garabagh, agree for the corridor between Upper
Garabagh and Armenia to be transferred to Yerevan's control and
guarantee the security of Armenian residents in Garabagh. He
emphasized that Azerbaijan did not concur on these issues.*