Yuri Merzlyakov: "Azerbaijan and Armenia interpret issues, which they consider important in the basic principles of the conflict settlement, as they wish"

The due statement was made by Russian co-chairman Yuri Merzlyakov, during a press conference on results of the visit of the co-chairmen to the region, held in Baku.

He voiced hope that the year of 2008 will be marked with a breakthrough in the settlement of Nagorno-Garabagh conflict.

"The visit aimed to learn the reaction of both sides on the document on basic principles of the conflict settlement, proposed in Madrid. And we have received this reaction. The final agreement has not been reached, but we can feel the mutual understanding of the sides on the remaining unsettled issues and we can not fix it in the document", he said.

At the same time, Merzlyakov noted that each side interprets the issues, which they consider important in the basic principles, as they wish and this causes discrepancies in the announcements of the two sides.

"Such discrepancies in interpretations must not exist when the basic principles are coordinated", Merzlyakov announced.

/Day.Az/