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Mubariz Gurbanli: â€œThe Kazan meeting between the presidents showed that Armenian diplomacy deadlocked in factâ€

11 August 2011 08:46 (UTC +04:00)

Reminding about the recent trilateral meeting in Kazan, Gurbanli said Russia had to be more active in the solution of this conflict as Armenia faced with heavy socio-economic problems currently. He said that during all of these meetings, President Ilham Aliyev clearly explained the Azerbaijanâ€™s Karabakh concept: â€œAzerbaijanâ€™s concept concerning the Nagorno Karabakh conflict is based on the international law. The international law focused on the principles of territorial integrity and sovereignty. Azerbaijan also focused attention on the territorial integrity and sovereignty during the talks. The Kazan meeting showed that Armenian diplomacy deadlocked in fact. Armenians can not put forward any idea before the fair and objective position of our stateâ€.

According to Mubariz Gurbanli, the fact that Azerbaijani territories have been occupied by Armenia is obvious and it is impossible to deny it.
â€œSo, results were not produced in the Kazan meeting because of Armeniaâ€™s non-constructive position,â€ he said.

Mubariz Gurbanli said Russia as a co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group continues its mediation mission after Kazan meeting. He considers that the Sochi meeting of the two presidents aimed to discuss the issues that had arisen in the Kazan meeting.

â€œPresident Ilham Aliyev once more said that Azerbaijan is ready to solve the conflict in line with the norms of the international law and within the framework of our countryâ€™s territorial integrity. Azerbaijan is most of all interested in the resolution of this conflict. The Azerbaijani side does not want the status quo to remain. Of course, approaching the issue from the aspect of the ongoing processes in the world, we see that Armeniaâ€™s economy is crashing. Under these circumstances, steps are being taken to involve Armenia in the regional projects and rescue it through solving the conflict. Therefore, this activeness is obvious. I think following the Sochi meeting, Russian Presidentâ€™s meeting with Armenian President and later trilateral meeting will be one of the most important steps towards the resolution of Armenia â€“ Azerbaijan Nagorno Karabakh conflict,â€ he said.