Presently, Azerbaijan does not expect significant changes in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, the Azeri Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov said when commenting on the outcomes of the OSCE Minsk Group’s recent visit to Azerbaijan.
“It would be unrealistic to expect changes until the 2008 presidential elections in Armenia,” he said.
Azimov called it ‘inevitable’ to engage the heads of the Azerbaijani and Armenian communities of Nagorno Karabakh in the negotiations. “However, it may take place due to discussions on co-existence of the two communities in Nagorno Karabakh,” he said.
The Azeri Deputy Minister once again confirmed the position of official Baku on a peaceful resolution. “Azerbaijan is ready to support the efforts of the Minsk Group mediators and intends to continue the settlement process within the Prague process. It would be inaccurate to spoil the previous achievements,” he said.
Mr Azimov said that during the meeting with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs on 18 September they failed to reach an agreement on a new round of talks at any level. He said that currently it is untimely to speak of the next meeting of the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia, Trend news agency reports.
