Yerevan calls Baku to cease constant distortion of NKR negotiations’ essence

YEREVAN, JULY 1, ARMENPRESS. In an interview with “Armenpress”, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Shavarsh Kocharyan said the Azerbaijani leadership has to understand that the Nagorno Karabakh conflict must be settled within the framework of the implementation of the NKR people’s right to self-determination.

-Mr. Kocharyan, how would you comment on the statements constantly voiced in Baku, that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict should be resolved within the framework of territorial integrity of Azerbaijan?

-It is enough to distort the essence of the negotiation process. It is high time the Azerbaijani leadership understands, that the Nagorno-Karabakh issue will be resolved within the framework of implementation of the NKR people’s right to self-determination and Azerbaijan’s responsibility for the aggression against the self-determined Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.

-And how would you comment on the statement of the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan regarding a meeting on the highest level being held in August in Paris?

- We highly appreciate the efforts of all the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries aimed at organizing meetings at the highest level. However, at least it is improper, when not France - the inviting side, but one of the invitees voices the French proposal which is still under consideration.