ANC member: OSCE MG co-chairs will discuss Azeri suggestions in Yerevan

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress (ANC) foreign relations committee member believes that during their visit to Yerevan, OSCE MG co-chairs will discuss Azerbaijan’s suggestions on Karabakh conflict settlement with Armenian authorities.

As Vladimir Karapetyan told a news conference in Yerevan, “Kazan meeting proved the process is not yet completed, with mediators interested in finalization of a document on basic principles of conflict settlement. Armenian President and Foreign Minister have already expressed readiness to sign the document, although the latter does not fully meet their expectations.”

“Armenia’s mistake was the failure to point out Azerbaijan’s destructive position at Kazan meeting,” the ANC member said. Karapetyan slammed Armenia for refraining to advance any suggestions on the agreement, although accepting their dissatisfaction with the document. “As a result, the co-chairs will bring Azeri suggestions to Yerevan to be discussed with Armenian authorities,” he said.

The summit between Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia in Kazan on June 24 completed without an agreement on basic principles of Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement. “The countries’ leaders registered mutual understanding on a range of problems, the resolution of which boosts creation of conditions for approving main principles. The meeting participants considered the course of works carried out with the aim of coordination of the project with basic principles,” according to the statement. The Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan expressed gratitude to the Russian, French and U.S. leaders, the OSCE Minsk group co-chairs, for ‘their constant attention to Nagorno-Karabakh problem’ and highly praised personal efforts of the Russian President in support of agreements.

Later on Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian noted that the June 24 meeting was not a breakthrough, as Azerbaijan proved unready to accept the final version of the basic principles suggested by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs. Instead, the Azerbaijani leader attempted to impose 10 new proposals, thus precluding the possibility of any agreement on the issue,” he added.