Today.Az » Politics » Armenian Foreign Ministry: "Azerbaijan ruined possibility of presidential meeting in Bucharest"
28 March 2008 [11:09] - Today.Az
The announcements and actions of Azerbaijan's senior officials have nothing to do with their commitments to continue process of peaceful resolution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
The due announcement is contained in a statement of the acting spokesman for Armenian Foreign Ministry Tigran Balayan regarding the recent declarations made by Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Araz Azimov.
The next day following the voting in the UN General Assembly on the resolution regarding Nagorno Karabakh, on March 15, Azimov did not exclude that if necessary the co-chairmanship institute of the OSCE Minsk Group, formed in 1997, can be replaced.
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Nagorno Karabakh demanding the immediate withdrawal of Armenian armed forces from the occupied lands of Azerbaijan, which requests to confirm its right for Nagorno Karabakh and adjacent regions with 39 countries voting for, 7 against and 100 abstained from voting on March 14. The United States, France and Russia, which are co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, voted against the resolution.
"Despite the statement of Azimov, the letter, which Azerbaijan sent to the OSCE, was connected with possible breaking up of the OSCE Minsk Group, which was done before the voting in the UN General Assembly on the Baku-initiated draft resolution on Nagorno Karabakh", Balayan said.
He noted that it proves the falseness and demonstrativeness of the statements of some senior officials of Azerbaijan.
According to Balayan, this is also proven by the fact that Azerbaijan ruined possibility of presidential meeting which was to be held in April at the NATO summit in Bucharest.
"We agree with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs and we do hope that this step and the opinion voiced by Azimov, does not reflect the position of Azerbaijan leadership", Balayan said.
OSCE Minsk Group co-chair Matthew Bryza does not consider that Azerbaijan's request on breaking up the OSCE Minsk Group reflects the country's position on the highest level.
Commenting on the information that Azerbaijan has sent a request on suspension of the mediatory mission of the OSCE Minsk Group on the Karabakh conflict settlement, Bryza voiced doubt that the request reflects the position of the Azerbaijani government on the highest level.
/Novosti-Armenia/
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