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Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister: â€œThe opinions that the elections in co-chair countries will create stagnation in Nagorno Karabakh negotiations are fictitiousâ€

25 November 2011 10:03 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ramil Mammadli â€“ APA. â€œThe opinions that the forthcoming elections in the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair countries â€“ France, Russia and US will create stagnation in the negotiation on settlement of Nagorno Karabakh are fictitiousâ€, Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov told APA.

Deputy Minister said that the elections are a normal process and held in every country: â€œBut the position of the country is above the elections and it has no relation to Nagorno Karabakh talks. The countryâ€™s known position before the election doesnâ€™t be changed after the election. We havenâ€™t seen any difference between Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan. We donâ€™t see any arguments that the elections which will be held in Armenia next year, influence the process. The factor of elections in Armenia shouldnâ€™t be taken into consideration so seriously. As regards the US, Russia and France, the situation will not be changed, because the negotiations held towards the settlement of the conflict have no relation to the election. The principal positions and interests of the countries must involve them in the settlement of the conflict. Therefore those, who claim that the elections will create stagnation in the settlement process, are seeking pretext onlyâ€.

Azimov underlined that the replacement of OSCE Minsk Group co-chair Bernard Fassier by another one would not influence the Nagorno Karabakh negotiations: â€œFassierâ€™s predecessors were also replaced, but no change occurredâ€.