Today.Az » Politics » Ziyafet Askerov: "Changing the format of the Minsk Group may protract talks on Nagorno Karabakh conflict"
17 September 2008 [11:51] - Today.Az
"I do not think that there is a need for changing a format of mediators in the talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno karabakh. Talks should continue in the current format of the OSCE Minsk Group", said first vice speaker of Azerbaijan's Milli Medjlis Ziyafet Askerov.
"We have not yet yielded the results, we expect from the Minsk Group. But changing the format means the temporary freezing of the negotiation process for the countries, to be in the new format, to study the situation again and make proposals. It all may lead to loss of time", said he.
At the same time, the first vice speaker noted that for the progress in talks each side should adhere to the norms and principles of the international law and noted that his words mostly refer to the Minsk Group co-chairing countries.
Askerov noted that this conflict should be settled on the basis of international principles and there is no alternative to it.
"Certainly, most depends on Armenia as well. This country should finally realize that such continuation of the conflict is not promising for them", said Askerov.
/Day.Az/
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