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YEREVAN, JUNE 22, ARMENPRESS. National Assembly RPA faction MP Gagik Minasyan says the results of St. Petersburg meeting between the Presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan show that the process goes in a direction which is beneficial for the Armenian side.
“St. Petersburg discussions were the logical continuation of the Vienna talks. In Vienna the sides stressed the necessity of installing investigation mechanisms of incidents and increasing the capabilities of the OSCE monitoring mission. We saw that based on the results of the trilateral meeting a joint statement was issued in St. Petersburg which highlighted the necessity of strengthening the capabilities of the OSCE monitoring mission. By this we can say a small, but positive step was conducted taking into account the fact that Azerbaijan has always been against that proposal”, “Armenpress” reports, Minasyan said during the briefing.
Minasyan recalled that the statement highlighted holding meetings with such formats which must be continuous and can contribute to the ongoing processes within the framework of the Minsk Group. “In this case we must be consistent in order not to lose the importance of the Minsk Group which Azerbaijan desires since the Group is the sole international structure having a mandate on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement”, the MP stated.
The MP said before the June 20 meeting Azerbaijan was trying to show its power. He said if previously Azerbaijan before such meetings was committing attacks or violating the ceasefire regime in the contact line, this time it conducted large-scale military exercises which contradicts to the agreements reached in Vienna.