Oskanian: No Opportunities for Rapprochement of Yerevan and Baku Positions Today

PanARMENIAN.Net - Today there are no opportunities for rapprochement of Yerevan and Baku positions over settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Armenian FM Vartan Oskanian stated at a joint news conference with Lebanese FM Fawzi Salloukh in Yerevan today. There are no contacts between Armenia and Azerbaijan today, he underscored. The Minister added that the planned visit of the US Co-Chair of the OSCE MG Matthew Bryza to the region may stimulate establishing contacts between Armenia and Azerbaijan. However Vartan Oskanian did not state the American party will assume that initiative.



Speaking on the closing of the Russian-Georgian border the Armenian FM noted that resumption of the work of Kazbegi-Upper Lars checkpoint is very important. In his words Georgian authorities promoted Yerevan and allowed passage of 17 cars through territory of South Ossetia, however, this does not solve the problem. Oskanian hoped for soonest solution of the issue, adding that talks are held with the Russian party on the matter.