The format of talks over the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict is broken, NKR Foreign Minister Arman Melikian stated at a press conference today. In his opinion, the negotiation process is based on Azerbaijan's attempts to accuse Armenia in aggression. "We see the negotiations in the plane of talks between Azerbaijan and Karabakh," the Minister said. "The Armenia-Azerbaijan format can hardly be called counter-productive, however the talks are impossible without Karabakh's participation," Arman Melikian stated. Besides, as noted by the Minister, "Nagorno Karabakh has never participated in any talks over return of territories or withdrawal of troops."