Armenian deputy: "Year of 2009 is a time of progress in the negotiation process on the Karabakh conflict settlement"

"If Azerbaijan accepts the right of Nagorno Karabakh people for creation of their own statehood, all other issues will be settled quickly and successfully", said secretary of the parliamentary faction of the Prosperous Armenia party, joining the coalition of powers, deputy Aram Safaryan.

"Armenian side has stated through the past years that the OSCE Minsk group is an optimal format for conduction of talks on the Karabakh settlement and fixing this fact in the Moscow declaration is a great achievement. The progress is that we have no differences on this point with Azerbaijan", said the deputy.

"I think the mission of the Russian President was to gather the Presidents of the two countries together and lead them to formation of good will that the talks must continue. In this context I consider that 2009 is a time of progress in the negotiation process for the principles - Madrid principles, format - OSCE Minsk Group, co-chairs - Russia, United States and France have been fixed along with the sides' readiness to settle these issues in the framework of international law", said Safaryan.

The deputy noted that if Azerbaijan accepts the right of Nagorno Karabakh people for creation of their own statehood, all other issues will be settled quickly and successfully otherwise the process will reach a deadlock.

Commenting on the rumors, discussed in the Armenian society about possible deployment of the peacekeeping contingent on the areas, adjacent to the self-declared Karabakh, Safaryan reminded that the program of "Flourishing Armenia", also fixed the need for the international guarantees of Karabakh security.

"We are for the resolution of the Karabakh conflict on the basis of three principles: the right of Nagorno Karabakh for self-determination is recognized, Nagorno Karabakh must have a land border with Armenia and the rights of the Karabakh people must be protected by the international organizations, leading countries of the world and so on. If this implies deployment of any forces, which will guarantee Karabakh security, this is normal. But I can not say anything definite, as I am unaware about the subject of talks", concluded the parliamentarian.

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