Yuri Merzlyakov: "We are seeking for a solution, which would be profitable for all participating parties of the Karabakh conflict"

"We are going to search a solution, which would be profitable for all participating parties of the conflict and which requires the consent of the parties, regarding a variant, which would be fixed in it", Merzlyakov said Monday at a press conference in Yerevan.

"The signing proves that each party sees a positive side in the declaration, otherwise, it would have been impossible to sign the document. It is difficult to expect that the interpretation in Azerbaijan would fully coincide with that in Armenia, especially when Karabakh has its own vision", said Merzlyakov.

He noted that the document does not imply a definite solution, noting political and peaceful solution, and also speaking of continuation of talks on the basis of principles of international law, which can also not be questioned.

"We are all seeking for the complete legal solution of any conflict", said Merzlyakov noting that the solution will base on "Madrid proposals".

As a positive fact he also stressed the instruction of the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan given to the Foreign Ministers on intensification of efforts to coordinate basic principles of resolution under co-chairmen mediation.

He noted that the resolution process is quite long and has passed different stages beginning since 1992, based on variants, different from the current one.

He sais huge work on the variant of basic principles of solution, discussed at the moment, has started since 2005.

"This is a long process, as the agreement of the parties to work on the basic principles of solution does not mean development of a peaceful agreement, which will take time. At the same time, the obligatory principles for the peace treaty execution and definite articles must be clear for the parties", said he and added that in this connection it is very difficult and not worthy of specifying definite time frames for the development of a final agreement.

/Novosti-Armenia/