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    news.am, Armenia
    April 2 2011


    Azerbaijan not ready for constructive dialogue, Armenian Deputy FM says


    April 02, 2011 | 17:10

    Progress in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process depends on the sides'
    readiness for a constructive dialogue. Azerbaijan, however, is not
    ready for that, RA Deputy FM Shavarsh Kocharyan stated in an interview
    with the Armenian Public TV. Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh have done
    their utmost to follow the way of mutual concessions, he said.

    `First, it would be just to demand that Azerbaijan return the occupied
    territories of Nagorno-Karabakh. The OSCE Minsk Group intends to send
    a field mission to the area - the Azerbaijan-occupied Nagorno-Karabakh
    territories - and the Co-Chairs re-affirmed their intention,' Sh.
    Kocharyan said.

    `Secondly, it would be just if both the Armenian sides demanded the
    return of the territories, which would prove Azerbaijan is not any
    more trying to clear Nagorno-Karabakh of Armenians. Thirdly, a just
    demand for recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh has not been made,' the
    Armenian Deputy FM said.

    To save the Azeri authorities' face, the mediators proposed a
    `deferred referendum', with its results to be accepted by all the
    sides. `Finally, the Armenian President stated recently we are ready
    to move forward on the basis of three principles: nonuse of force,
    peoples' self-determination and territorial integrity,' Sh. Kocharyan
    said.

    What is Azerbaijan saying? Repeated statements on the use of force the
    Armenian sides are not at all afraid of. Secondly, Azerbaijan has its
    own interpretation of peoples' self-determination, viewing
    Nagorno-Karabakh only as part of Azerbaijan. Thirdly, Azerbaijan
    accepts the principle of territorial integrity, putting it own
    interpretation on it. There is no moving forward in this way, Sh.
    Kocharyan said.

    `And if I point out one more fact, namely, Azerbaijan's repeated
    attempts to discredit the OSCE Minsk Group and get other agencies to
    put the issue on their agenda, it is obvious that prospects depend on
    Azerbaijan's constructive approach,' Sh. Kocharyan said.




    From: A. Papazian
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