Armenia's position unchangeable: de jure recognition of Nagorno Karabakh and participation of NKR representatives in talks

PanARMENIAN.Net - "Azerbaijan's problem is the lack of political will to tell the public about the ongoing talks on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. The publics of both states should be informed of the fundamental settlement principles. The statements of the sides should not be mutually exclusive," Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian told a news conference in Yerevan.



"The international community knows the worth of Ilham Aliyev's statements and doesn't always rate them as adequate," he said.



"Armenia has numerously repeated the settlement principles. These are the status of Nagorno Karabakh, security guarantees, overland communication with Armenia, territorial issues, refugees and displaced persons. The negotiated document contains all these elements but before determination of the status I will no comment on other issues. Armenia's position has undergone no changes since 1997. We press for de jure recognition of Nagorno Karabakh and participation of NKR representatives in the talks. I am ready to work with the next NKR President," the Minister said.



When commenting on possible changes after the NKR presidential election, Vartan Oskanian said, "This subject is mush spoken about, however, there is no serious ground for it."



As to the regular meeting of the Armenian and Azeri FMs, Mr Oskanian said, "The OSCE MG Co-chairs will hold separate negotiations with each Minister. After that it will be possible to speak of Oskanian-Mammadyarov meeting."