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Azeri, Armenian ministers to focus on liberation of seven districts - envoy
Ekspress, Baku
7 Jun 05
Excerpt from Xazar Altay report by Azerbaijani newspaper Ekspress on 7
June headlined "`Concrete principles' will be discussed in Paris" and
subheaded "Araz Azimov: 'Talks between ministers go on as planned'"
The Paris meeting of the Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers on
17 June will discuss "concrete principles", Araz Azimov, the
president's personal representative for the Nagornyy Karabakh
settlement and deputy foreign minister, has told Express paper. He did
not go into details of the "principles".
"The talks will focus on relevant guarantees of coexistence in
Nagornyy Karabakh, issues of security at the international level and
mutual commitments. The talks are based on a specific plan. The plan
envisages the liberation of seven occupied districts, the restoration
of regional ties, the return of Azerbaijanis to their homes and the
settlement of the [Nagornyy Karabakh] status issue afterwards," Azimov
said.
The president's personal representative has described as "important"
the upcoming meeting of the foreign ministers. The core objective of
the ministers' private meeting is to resolve the conflict. Azimov
hopes that Yerevan is ready for the continuation of the talks and
"useful dialogue". [Passage omitted: the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen
will also attend the meeting]
"All the issues discussed within the framework of the Prague process
are details relevant to the conflict. So, there are no limits to the
agenda. At the same time, some details are of more fundamental
importance. They might be discussed in the first place and others at
the next stage," Azimov said.
The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen will visit the region after the
ministers' meeting. Following this, it is expected that a go-ahead
will be given to the discussion of the details at the level of
experts.
"At this stage, we are dealing with several elements. They envisage
specific directions. Sensitive political issues could be discussed at
later stages," Azimov added.
He believes that the on-going discussions contain "some clarity". The
key structure and the concept of the peace process are clear for both
sides. Official Baku's principled position on the liberation of the
occupied territories has not undergone any changes. At the same time,
the return of the lands does not represent a complete resolution to
the problem. So, it is important to create conditions for the
coexistence of the Nagornyy Karabakh Armenians and Azerbaijanis who
will go back to Karabakh.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Ekspress, Baku
7 Jun 05
Excerpt from Xazar Altay report by Azerbaijani newspaper Ekspress on 7
June headlined "`Concrete principles' will be discussed in Paris" and
subheaded "Araz Azimov: 'Talks between ministers go on as planned'"
The Paris meeting of the Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers on
17 June will discuss "concrete principles", Araz Azimov, the
president's personal representative for the Nagornyy Karabakh
settlement and deputy foreign minister, has told Express paper. He did
not go into details of the "principles".
"The talks will focus on relevant guarantees of coexistence in
Nagornyy Karabakh, issues of security at the international level and
mutual commitments. The talks are based on a specific plan. The plan
envisages the liberation of seven occupied districts, the restoration
of regional ties, the return of Azerbaijanis to their homes and the
settlement of the [Nagornyy Karabakh] status issue afterwards," Azimov
said.
The president's personal representative has described as "important"
the upcoming meeting of the foreign ministers. The core objective of
the ministers' private meeting is to resolve the conflict. Azimov
hopes that Yerevan is ready for the continuation of the talks and
"useful dialogue". [Passage omitted: the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen
will also attend the meeting]
"All the issues discussed within the framework of the Prague process
are details relevant to the conflict. So, there are no limits to the
agenda. At the same time, some details are of more fundamental
importance. They might be discussed in the first place and others at
the next stage," Azimov said.
The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen will visit the region after the
ministers' meeting. Following this, it is expected that a go-ahead
will be given to the discussion of the details at the level of
experts.
"At this stage, we are dealing with several elements. They envisage
specific directions. Sensitive political issues could be discussed at
later stages," Azimov added.
He believes that the on-going discussions contain "some clarity". The
key structure and the concept of the peace process are clear for both
sides. Official Baku's principled position on the liberation of the
occupied territories has not undergone any changes. At the same time,
the return of the lands does not represent a complete resolution to
the problem. So, it is important to create conditions for the
coexistence of the Nagornyy Karabakh Armenians and Azerbaijanis who
will go back to Karabakh.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress