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YEREVAN, JUNE 18, ARMENPRESS: Azerbaijani authorities with their non-constructive position create problems not only for Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh but also for mediator countries involved in the settlement process and their leaders doubting their international reputation. About this during conversation with “Armenpress” mentioned political scientist Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan.
“OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs already for several years perform from position of necessity of using updated Madrid principles but it is obvious that the document was failed in the negotiating process and failed because of one reason. On August 30, 2012 Azerbaijan, organizing the extradition of Ramil Safarov, put a change in the negotiating process after which the logic of Madrid principles became unacceptable and impossible,” mentioned the political scientist.
In his words in case of failure of Madrid principles by Azerbaijan the presidents had no other way but to express regret which they expressed in the joint statement. “During the last year and especially after extradition of Safarov the positions of international mediators and Armenian side are quite in line. Instead we see that Azerbaijan does not refuse its policy and Aliyev uses every convenient case to sound a threat of war. Besides, they do not implement steps which will recover the confidence, for example removal of snipers from the border, or they lay obstacles to the operation of airport in Stepanakert although it is a humanitarian program. All this show that Azerbaijani authorities are not interested in the peaceful settlement of the conflict,” finished the Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan.
OSCE Minsk Group countries Russia, USA and France, issued a statement on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict peaceful settlement on June 18 stressing their deep regret that the sides of the conflict did not reach the settlement of the conflict.