AZERI FM REVEALED SOME DETAILS OF KARABAKH TALKS

PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan and Baku negotiate over the issue of roads linking Armenia with Nagorno Karabakh (Lachin) and Azerbaijan with Nakhichevan, Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov stated. In his words, «the matter concerns motorway and railway.» «However, it seems to us that the opening of the motor road will be more beneficial. The question of opening the roads should be mutually favorable,» he said. The Azeri FM noted that the agenda of his meeting with Vartan Oskanian to be held in Paris June 18 includes 7-9 issues, «each of these is very important.» «We will discuss each of these issues. However, the stand of Azerbaijan is known well: territorial integrity of the country should be restored,» Mamedyarov added. In his words, the meeting agenda includes «issue of placing peacekeeping forces in the conflict region after the return of Azeri refugees.» «The security issue is very important,» the Minister added. In his words, the discussion of the elements in question is stepwise and solution of every following issue depends on the solution of the previous one. «If a single element is withdrawn, the rest of them will use their meaning,» Mamedyarov stated. He also said that the visit of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs to the region depends on the outcome of the Paris talks. «However, we plan that after this meeting the mediators will activate their efforts as well,» he added, reported Mediamax.