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AZERBAIJAN SHOULD ASSUME A REALLY CONSTRUCTIVE POSITION, ARMENIAN DEPUTY FM SAYS
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March 8 2011
Armenia
It is time for Baku to change it "constructive" position a really
constructive one, Armenian Deputy FM Shavarsh Kocharyan stated as
he commented on Azerbaijan's statements on the results of the Sochi
meeting on March 5.
Specifically, it is a statement by Novruz Mamedov, Head of the Foreign
Relations Department, who accused Armenia of holding a "permanently
destructive" position and said that the Armenian side's position
allegedly changed to an extent.
"We do not need to change our position. As the Armenian Foreign
Minister stated at the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, March 3,
Armenia said 'yes' to the revised Madrid principles submitted last
June, October and December.
"A couple of weeks ago the Co-Chairs, speaking at the OSCE Political
Council, called on the sides to say a clear 'yes' to the latest
proposals, without any reservations or amendments. Since Armenia
had said 'yes' to the proposals, the Co-Chairs had obviously been
expecting Azerbaijan to change its position and say a clear 'yes',"
Sh. Kocharyan said.
If Azerbaijan had said "yes" at the latest meeting, without any new
reservations, that would have been a clear step forward in the peace
process. "A relevant statement would have been made in addition to
the most positive statements by the three presidents in Sochi, on
further implementation of the Astrakhan declaration of October 27,
2011," Sh. Kocharyan said.
"If, according to Azerbaijan, sabre-rattling and provocations on the
line of contact are 'most sincere efforts' to peaceful settle the
conflict', it is then clear why, after the Mayendorf declaration,
the Azeri leaders stated that a peace settlement did not mean nonuse
of force. After the Sochi statement, which clearly says that the
sides must settle all the disputable issues peacefully, Azerbaijan's
interpretation says it is not guarantee of peace. No comments," Sh.
Kocharyan said.
Armenian News-NEWS.am reminds readers that, after considering the
implementation of the Astrakhan statement of October 27, 2010,
at their March 5 meeting in Sochi, the Presidents also agreed on
additional steps.
The first step is completing the POW exchange process as soon as
possible. However, no Azeri POWs are in the Armenian territory now,
whereas Azerbaijan is still keeping Armenian POWs.
The second point envisages settling all the disputable issues in
a peaceful way and investigating possible incidents on the line
of contact with the parties` participation, under the OSCE Minsk
Group Co-Chairs` auspices and with the assistance of the Special
Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office. According to diplomatic
sources, the Azeri leader reluctantly agreed to this point.
From: A. Papazian
news.am
March 8 2011
Armenia
It is time for Baku to change it "constructive" position a really
constructive one, Armenian Deputy FM Shavarsh Kocharyan stated as
he commented on Azerbaijan's statements on the results of the Sochi
meeting on March 5.
Specifically, it is a statement by Novruz Mamedov, Head of the Foreign
Relations Department, who accused Armenia of holding a "permanently
destructive" position and said that the Armenian side's position
allegedly changed to an extent.
"We do not need to change our position. As the Armenian Foreign
Minister stated at the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, March 3,
Armenia said 'yes' to the revised Madrid principles submitted last
June, October and December.
"A couple of weeks ago the Co-Chairs, speaking at the OSCE Political
Council, called on the sides to say a clear 'yes' to the latest
proposals, without any reservations or amendments. Since Armenia
had said 'yes' to the proposals, the Co-Chairs had obviously been
expecting Azerbaijan to change its position and say a clear 'yes',"
Sh. Kocharyan said.
If Azerbaijan had said "yes" at the latest meeting, without any new
reservations, that would have been a clear step forward in the peace
process. "A relevant statement would have been made in addition to
the most positive statements by the three presidents in Sochi, on
further implementation of the Astrakhan declaration of October 27,
2011," Sh. Kocharyan said.
"If, according to Azerbaijan, sabre-rattling and provocations on the
line of contact are 'most sincere efforts' to peaceful settle the
conflict', it is then clear why, after the Mayendorf declaration,
the Azeri leaders stated that a peace settlement did not mean nonuse
of force. After the Sochi statement, which clearly says that the
sides must settle all the disputable issues peacefully, Azerbaijan's
interpretation says it is not guarantee of peace. No comments," Sh.
Kocharyan said.
Armenian News-NEWS.am reminds readers that, after considering the
implementation of the Astrakhan statement of October 27, 2010,
at their March 5 meeting in Sochi, the Presidents also agreed on
additional steps.
The first step is completing the POW exchange process as soon as
possible. However, no Azeri POWs are in the Armenian territory now,
whereas Azerbaijan is still keeping Armenian POWs.
The second point envisages settling all the disputable issues in
a peaceful way and investigating possible incidents on the line
of contact with the parties` participation, under the OSCE Minsk
Group Co-Chairs` auspices and with the assistance of the Special
Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office. According to diplomatic
sources, the Azeri leader reluctantly agreed to this point.
From: A. Papazian