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Armenian, Azerbaijani presidents held Russia-mediated talks in Sochi
14:43 - 05.03.11
Armenian, Russian and Azerbaijani presidents held talks in the Russian
resort town of Sochi on Saturday and conducted a round table
discussion in Krasnaya Polyana resort at a tea table, the Russian news
agency RIA Novosti reported.
The main topic of the meeting is said to be the resolution of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The official part of this meeting is reported to be over, with the
presidetns Serzh Sargsyan, Ilham Aliyev and Dmitry Medvedev continuing
the meeting at an informal format.
According to RIA Novosti, the presidents went to the Psekhako mountain
chain where Serzh Sargsyan rode a snowmobile, while the Dmitry
Medvedev and Ilham Aliyev skied.
The presidents later continued their discussions at a dinner table.
The meeting was marred by a violation of the ceasefire accord by Azeri
front troops on the Line of Contact between Karabakh and Azerbaijan on
Friday just a day before the trilateral meeting.
The ceasefire violation that took place in the vicinities of a
settlement called Upper Chailu left one Armenian conscript killed.
The incident has been largely criticized by Armenian officials.
Armenia's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Tigran Balayan said in a
statement released late on Friday that Azerbaijan is trying to add
some tension to the atmosphere ahead of the presidential meeting in
Sochi.
`Instead of agreeing to the continuous calls by the OSCE Minsk Group
co-chairs to withdraw the snipers from the Line of Contact and
implementing them Azerbaijan is resorting to the usual provocation,
trying to bring tension into the atmosphere before the presidential
meeting to take place in Sochi,' Balayan said.
He also said that Azerbaijan's conduct should receive due response by
the international community.
Opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) activist David
Shahnazaryan, in turn, said that by launching aggression on the line
of contact, Azerbaijan is attempting to return to the prewar situation
in the region.
"By provoking such tensions, Azerbaijan is attempting to exacerbate
the situation," said Shahnazaryan. "I have stated numerously that
Armenia fails to take advantage of Azerbaijan's mistakes. Moreover, it
seems to be taking sides with Azerbaijan, reiterating its belligerent
statements, instead of profiting by the occasion."
Tert.am
From: A. Papazian
14:43 - 05.03.11
Armenian, Russian and Azerbaijani presidents held talks in the Russian
resort town of Sochi on Saturday and conducted a round table
discussion in Krasnaya Polyana resort at a tea table, the Russian news
agency RIA Novosti reported.
The main topic of the meeting is said to be the resolution of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The official part of this meeting is reported to be over, with the
presidetns Serzh Sargsyan, Ilham Aliyev and Dmitry Medvedev continuing
the meeting at an informal format.
According to RIA Novosti, the presidents went to the Psekhako mountain
chain where Serzh Sargsyan rode a snowmobile, while the Dmitry
Medvedev and Ilham Aliyev skied.
The presidents later continued their discussions at a dinner table.
The meeting was marred by a violation of the ceasefire accord by Azeri
front troops on the Line of Contact between Karabakh and Azerbaijan on
Friday just a day before the trilateral meeting.
The ceasefire violation that took place in the vicinities of a
settlement called Upper Chailu left one Armenian conscript killed.
The incident has been largely criticized by Armenian officials.
Armenia's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Tigran Balayan said in a
statement released late on Friday that Azerbaijan is trying to add
some tension to the atmosphere ahead of the presidential meeting in
Sochi.
`Instead of agreeing to the continuous calls by the OSCE Minsk Group
co-chairs to withdraw the snipers from the Line of Contact and
implementing them Azerbaijan is resorting to the usual provocation,
trying to bring tension into the atmosphere before the presidential
meeting to take place in Sochi,' Balayan said.
He also said that Azerbaijan's conduct should receive due response by
the international community.
Opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) activist David
Shahnazaryan, in turn, said that by launching aggression on the line
of contact, Azerbaijan is attempting to return to the prewar situation
in the region.
"By provoking such tensions, Azerbaijan is attempting to exacerbate
the situation," said Shahnazaryan. "I have stated numerously that
Armenia fails to take advantage of Azerbaijan's mistakes. Moreover, it
seems to be taking sides with Azerbaijan, reiterating its belligerent
statements, instead of profiting by the occasion."
Tert.am
From: A. Papazian