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Elmar Mammadyarov: â€œThe negotiations with Armenia have not produced any results yetâ€

02 June 2009 09:56 (UTC +04:00)

The Minister mentioned that there were some expectations from the Zurich meeting in January and Prague meeting in May, and advised not to hurry.
â€œThe results can be analyzed after the St. Petersburg meeting. Unfortunately, no improvement was made at the meeting in Prague. It is another matter why it did not happen, but we want to achieve improvement soon,â€ he said.
Elmar Mammadyarov said signing of any document at the meeting in St. Petersburg was not discussed.
â€œIf any agreement is reached during the discussions, there may be an opportunity to work on the document. But it is impossible to say whether it will be or not beforehand,â€ he said.

To the question â€œWhat can you say about the proposal on your addressing the parliament concerning the negotiations on the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict?â€ the minister said he will brief with great pleasure not only in closed meeting, but even openly, if there is improvement in the negotiations.
â€œThe negotiations have not produced any results yet. The negotiations are held in closed conditions because of some delicate issues. There are such delicate issues that agreement may be reached, if discussions are closed,â€ he said.
The Minister said the negotiations were held stage-by-stage. First of all Armenian troops should leave the occupied territories, the areas should be cleared of mines, roads should be restored, IDPs should return to their native lands, all communication lines should be opened, the status of Nagorno Karabakh should be determined after normal condition is established there. Elmar Mammadyarov said the working group would solve the way of determining the status.