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BAKU: MADRID PRINCIPLES NOT TO BE CHANGED
news.am
March 15 2010
Armenia
The Madrid Principles must not be changed, Novruz Mammadov, Head of the
Foreign Relations Department, Azerbaijani Presidential Administration,
said in his interview with news website owned by the Yeni Azerbaijan
(New Azerbaijan) Party.
"The wording of the Madrid Principles is the same, but the term
&'revised' makes them sound somewhat different. The point is
insignificant changes in the principles, which we are discussing.
Anything new can be said after the Armenian side's position is clear.
So we have to wait a little," Mammadov said.
According to him, the Madrid principles are not Azerbaijan's position.
"The proposals were prepared by the West, that is, by the co-chairs.
At the initial stage Azerbaijan was not satisfied with the principles.
We added some proposals to the principles. We actually approved them
after 18-month discussions. If you remember the situation a few years
ago, you will see the Armenian side welcomed the Madrid principles.
But a most strange situation developed - Azerbaijan approved the
Madrid principles after long-lasting discussions, but Armenia changed
its position."
news.am
March 15 2010
Armenia
The Madrid Principles must not be changed, Novruz Mammadov, Head of the
Foreign Relations Department, Azerbaijani Presidential Administration,
said in his interview with news website owned by the Yeni Azerbaijan
(New Azerbaijan) Party.
"The wording of the Madrid Principles is the same, but the term
&'revised' makes them sound somewhat different. The point is
insignificant changes in the principles, which we are discussing.
Anything new can be said after the Armenian side's position is clear.
So we have to wait a little," Mammadov said.
According to him, the Madrid principles are not Azerbaijan's position.
"The proposals were prepared by the West, that is, by the co-chairs.
At the initial stage Azerbaijan was not satisfied with the principles.
We added some proposals to the principles. We actually approved them
after 18-month discussions. If you remember the situation a few years
ago, you will see the Armenian side welcomed the Madrid principles.
But a most strange situation developed - Azerbaijan approved the
Madrid principles after long-lasting discussions, but Armenia changed
its position."