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BAKU NOTES POSITIVE CHANGES IN YEREVAN'S POSITION ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH
Interfax
March 7, 2011 Monday 6:02 PM MSK
Russia
Baku notes positive changes in Yerevan's position on Nagorno-Karabakh
Yerevan demonstrated certain positive changes in its position on
Nagorno-Karabakh at a meeting of the Azeri, Russian and Armenian
presidents in Sochi on March 5, the director of the foreign affairs
department of the Azeri presidential administration, Novruz Mamedov,
told journalists on Monday.
"On the whole, speaking about this meeting, it is necessary to note
that it differed to a certain degree, although not much, from the
position the Armenian side pursued in the negotiating process for
around a year and a half," he said.
"Since the position followed by the Armenian side in the negotiating
process until recently was completely destructive, this difference,
which can be assessed positively at least a little bit, is seen
clearly today," he said.
Mamedov said he did not rule out that Armenia could have agreed
to change its position to a certain extent due to the activity
displayed by the Russian president in the search for a solution to
the Nagorno-Karabakh problem.
"I think that these several meetings themselves, arranged in the past
18 months with the personal participation of the president of Russia,
one of the countries chairing [the Minsk Group of the Organization
for Security and Co-operation in Europe], serve as an important
factor to a certain extent. If the president of such a vast state
and a co-chair country maintains close ties with the presidents of
the other two states and holds such a large number of meetings with
them, but fails to achieve any results, it could mean something. I
think that it played a role as well. That is why I view this meeting
as different from previous meetings to a certain degree," he said.
Baku notes positive changes in Yerevan's position on Nagorno-Karabakh
(Part 2)
BAKU. March 7
Baku notes positive changes in Yerevan's position on Nagorno-Karabakh
(Part 2) Yerevan demonstrated certain positive changes in its position
on Nagorno-Karabakh at a meeting of the Azeri, Russian and Armenian
presidents in Sochi on March 5, the director of the foreign affairs
department of the Azeri presidential administration, Novruz Mamedov,
told journalists on Monday.
"On the whole, speaking about this meeting, it is necessary to note
that it differed to a certain degree, although not much, from the
position the Armenian side pursued in the negotiating process for
around a year and a half," he said.
"Since the position followed by the Armenian side in the negotiating
process until recently was completely destructive, this difference,
which can be assessed positively at least a little bit, is seen
clearly today," he said.
Mamedov said he did not rule out that Armenia could have agreed
to change its position to a certain extent due to the activity
displayed by the Russian president in the search for a solution to
the Nagorno-Karabakh problem.
"I think that these several meetings themselves, arranged in the past
18 months with the personal participation of the president of Russia,
one of the countries chairing [the Minsk Group of the Organization
for Security and Co-operation in Europe], serve as an important
factor to a certain extent. If the president of such a vast state
and a co-chair country maintains close ties with the presidents of
the other two states and holds such a large number of meetings with
them, but fails to achieve any results, it could mean something. I
think that it played a role as well. That is why I view this meeting
as different from previous meetings to a certain degree," he said.
In Sochi, the presidents adopted one more statement addressing a swap
of prisoners of war and their return home, as well as investigations
involving the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen into possible incidents
on the border separating the Azeri and Armenian armed forces,
Mamedov said.
However, some Armenian media companies have interpreted this statement
incorrectly, he said.
"The statement does not and cannot include any peace guarantee
obligations on the part of Azerbaijan. A non-military solution, or,
in other words, a peace guarantee, is possible only after the full
liberation of our lands. I think that this is the categorical position
of the president of Azerbaijan," Mamedov said.
Commenting on the prospects for the future talks on Nagorno-Karabakh,
the Azeri official said that "by summer we will be able to see what
direction these processes will take."
From: A. Papazian
Interfax
March 7, 2011 Monday 6:02 PM MSK
Russia
Baku notes positive changes in Yerevan's position on Nagorno-Karabakh
Yerevan demonstrated certain positive changes in its position on
Nagorno-Karabakh at a meeting of the Azeri, Russian and Armenian
presidents in Sochi on March 5, the director of the foreign affairs
department of the Azeri presidential administration, Novruz Mamedov,
told journalists on Monday.
"On the whole, speaking about this meeting, it is necessary to note
that it differed to a certain degree, although not much, from the
position the Armenian side pursued in the negotiating process for
around a year and a half," he said.
"Since the position followed by the Armenian side in the negotiating
process until recently was completely destructive, this difference,
which can be assessed positively at least a little bit, is seen
clearly today," he said.
Mamedov said he did not rule out that Armenia could have agreed
to change its position to a certain extent due to the activity
displayed by the Russian president in the search for a solution to
the Nagorno-Karabakh problem.
"I think that these several meetings themselves, arranged in the past
18 months with the personal participation of the president of Russia,
one of the countries chairing [the Minsk Group of the Organization
for Security and Co-operation in Europe], serve as an important
factor to a certain extent. If the president of such a vast state
and a co-chair country maintains close ties with the presidents of
the other two states and holds such a large number of meetings with
them, but fails to achieve any results, it could mean something. I
think that it played a role as well. That is why I view this meeting
as different from previous meetings to a certain degree," he said.
Baku notes positive changes in Yerevan's position on Nagorno-Karabakh
(Part 2)
BAKU. March 7
Baku notes positive changes in Yerevan's position on Nagorno-Karabakh
(Part 2) Yerevan demonstrated certain positive changes in its position
on Nagorno-Karabakh at a meeting of the Azeri, Russian and Armenian
presidents in Sochi on March 5, the director of the foreign affairs
department of the Azeri presidential administration, Novruz Mamedov,
told journalists on Monday.
"On the whole, speaking about this meeting, it is necessary to note
that it differed to a certain degree, although not much, from the
position the Armenian side pursued in the negotiating process for
around a year and a half," he said.
"Since the position followed by the Armenian side in the negotiating
process until recently was completely destructive, this difference,
which can be assessed positively at least a little bit, is seen
clearly today," he said.
Mamedov said he did not rule out that Armenia could have agreed
to change its position to a certain extent due to the activity
displayed by the Russian president in the search for a solution to
the Nagorno-Karabakh problem.
"I think that these several meetings themselves, arranged in the past
18 months with the personal participation of the president of Russia,
one of the countries chairing [the Minsk Group of the Organization
for Security and Co-operation in Europe], serve as an important
factor to a certain extent. If the president of such a vast state
and a co-chair country maintains close ties with the presidents of
the other two states and holds such a large number of meetings with
them, but fails to achieve any results, it could mean something. I
think that it played a role as well. That is why I view this meeting
as different from previous meetings to a certain degree," he said.
In Sochi, the presidents adopted one more statement addressing a swap
of prisoners of war and their return home, as well as investigations
involving the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen into possible incidents
on the border separating the Azeri and Armenian armed forces,
Mamedov said.
However, some Armenian media companies have interpreted this statement
incorrectly, he said.
"The statement does not and cannot include any peace guarantee
obligations on the part of Azerbaijan. A non-military solution, or,
in other words, a peace guarantee, is possible only after the full
liberation of our lands. I think that this is the categorical position
of the president of Azerbaijan," Mamedov said.
Commenting on the prospects for the future talks on Nagorno-Karabakh,
the Azeri official said that "by summer we will be able to see what
direction these processes will take."
From: A. Papazian