MP: Turkey's participation will have a positive impact on process of fair solution to Nagorno Karabakh conflict

- How do you evaluate the outcome of the meeting between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan, which took place in St. Petersburg?

- We have again witnessed a simulation of negotiations to settle the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh from the side of Armenia and the fact that once again the statements by the co-chairs of the Minsk Group (MG) proved unfounded. I am convinced that the absence of a specific result of meetings between the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan shows the need for the world community to finally express their attitude to the actions of Armenia, which occupies a very nonconstructive position in the negotiation process.

- How do you evaluate the prospect of involving Turkey as the fourth co-chair of OSCE to the negotiation process to resolve the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict?

- The participation of Turkey has, of course, a positive impact on the equitable settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. But at the same time, I do not think that changing the composition of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs will lead to a speedy and just settlement of the conflict. Again, the international community should take concrete steps to force Armenia to execute resolutions on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,  which have already been adopted by various influential international organizations. Otherwise, the process of the just settlement of the conflict will continue to falter.

- More than a half dozen years have passed since Armenia occupied 20% of Azerbaijani lands, but until now the international community has not put pressure on Armenia which would do for a just settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. What gives us hope that the world community will put pressure on Armenia at last?

- Azerbaijan in the years since the signing of a ceasefire agreement has become a developed nation, which plays a key role in the region, participates in all regional projects in the South Caucasus and is actively involved in global processes. This status of Azerbaijan, the growing relevance and credibility of our country, as well as the interest of very influential countries in restoration of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and maintaining stability in the entire South Caucasus region are among the causes of change in the position of the international community on this conflict.

/Day.Az/