Mnatsakanyan: Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers will meet soon to discuss the Karabakh problem
06.09.2019,
13:21
Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers will meet soon to discuss the Karabakh problem, Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan told journalists on Friday. "The meeting is already planned and it is to take place soon, but there is an arrangement to reveal the date and the place of the meeting jointly, and I am inclined to observe this principle," Mnatsakanyan said.
YEREVAN, September 6. /ARKA/. Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers will meet soon to discuss the Karabakh problem, Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan told journalists on Friday. "The meeting is already planned and it is to take place soon, but there is an arrangement to reveal the date and the place of the meeting jointly, and I am inclined to observe this principle," Mnatsakanyan said.
He said that the Armenian side has repeatedly spoken about the necessity of peaceful settlement of the conflict. In his words, the talks are being held to find common points on may parameters, which are on the negotiation table, and to find maximally proportional solution to the problem.
It is impossible, he said, to have maximal expectations of one of the sides materialized - it is necessary to find balance. Mnatsakanyan said every efforts is being done to find common points.
The minister stressed that this is a long-lasting conflict, and in this context, the OSCE Minsk Group has maximum opportunities for conducting a dialogue.
Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when Karabakh, mainly populated by Armenians, declared its independence from Azerbaijan.
On December 10, 1991, a few days after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a referendum took place in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the majority of the population (99.89%) voted for secession from Azerbaijan.
Afterwards, large-scale military operations began. As a result, Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and the seven regions adjacent to it.
Some 30,000 people were killed in this war and about one million people fled their homes.
On May 12, 1994, the Bishkek cease-fire agreement put an end to the military operations.
Тalks brokered by OSCE Minsk Group are being held over peaceful settlement of the conflict. The group is co-chaired by USA, Russia and France. -0---
He said that the Armenian side has repeatedly spoken about the necessity of peaceful settlement of the conflict. In his words, the talks are being held to find common points on may parameters, which are on the negotiation table, and to find maximally proportional solution to the problem.
It is impossible, he said, to have maximal expectations of one of the sides materialized - it is necessary to find balance. Mnatsakanyan said every efforts is being done to find common points.
The minister stressed that this is a long-lasting conflict, and in this context, the OSCE Minsk Group has maximum opportunities for conducting a dialogue.
Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when Karabakh, mainly populated by Armenians, declared its independence from Azerbaijan.
On December 10, 1991, a few days after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a referendum took place in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the majority of the population (99.89%) voted for secession from Azerbaijan.
Afterwards, large-scale military operations began. As a result, Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and the seven regions adjacent to it.
Some 30,000 people were killed in this war and about one million people fled their homes.
On May 12, 1994, the Bishkek cease-fire agreement put an end to the military operations.
Тalks brokered by OSCE Minsk Group are being held over peaceful settlement of the conflict. The group is co-chaired by USA, Russia and France. -0---
