FM slams Azeri stance on Karabakh settlement at UN session

PanARMENIAN.Net - The scandalous case of Azeri axe-killer Ramil Safarov undermined the Karabakh conflict settlement efforts, threatening regional stability, Armenian Foreign Minister said addressing the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

In his address, Edward Nalbandian slammed Azeri military rhetoric, Baku’s refusal to accept OSCE Minsk Group proposal to strengthen ceasefire, as well as Azeri attacks at contact line.

“While Armenia, along with international mediators works towards progress in Karabakh settlement talks, Azeri leadership is upping the country’s military budget. While Armenia urges for regional cooperation, Azeri authorities express intention to continue the blockade of Armenia in tow with Turkey.

Armenia and the international community are speaking in one language regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.

Despite the intensive efforts of the three Co-Chair countries it has been impossible to reach a breakthrough in the conflict resolution, because the Azerbaijani side rejected one after another all proposals presented by the mediators.

Regardless of Azerbaijan’s destructive stance, Armenia will continue to exert efforts towards the settlement of the Karabakh issue exclusively through peaceful means and on the basis of the purposes, principles and norms reflected in the UN Charter and the international law,” the minister said in his speech.