Azerbaijan stands ready to respect rights of ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh on basis of international law: presidential administration official

"Azerbaijan originally stated resolutely that any attempt to impose the solution of the conflict to the detriment of the territorial integrity of the country will not be accepted by Azerbaijan. But we take into account the real situation and the conditions for further life and respect for the rights of ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh. We are prepared to respect their rights on the basis of international law," Chief of the Public and Political Department of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Ali Hasanov told reporters.

On Oct. 9, Moldova will host the next summit of the CIS. The next round of talks between the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan is expected to be held during the meetings.

The OSCE MG co-chairs will visit Azerbaijan in early October. In Baku, the MG will work on preparing a meeting between the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia scheduled for October 10 in Chisinau, Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia) told Trend News.

Hasanov said it is difficult to predict the results of talks between presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Chisinau.

"Unfortunately, nonconstructive position of Armenia impedes progress. Therefore, it is impossible to predict how the Armenian side will behave at the meeting in Chisinau and subsequent meetings. There have been cases where the issues on which agreements were reached were once again raised at the next meeting as a problem and it prevented the negotiation process," said the head of the department.

/Trend News/