Nalbandian slams Azerbaijan’s position on Karabakh as “preposterous”

PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton emphasized that all principles of Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement proposed by OSCE Minsk Group are viewed in the framework of a single package, Armenian Foreign Minister said.

Edward Nalbandian made the statement in response to the question on Azerbaijani demand to “withdraw troops” to continue negotiations.

“Azerbaijan holds a preposterous position requiring implementation of one element, whilst offering to discuss the rest later. In this respect, Armenia’s stance is similar to that of the co-chairs. Everything should be considered in a package,” Minister Nalbandian told a joint press conference with his Lithuanian counterpart Audronius Azubalis.

He further noted that Lithuanian parliament addressed the Soviet authorities back in 1989 with a request to recognize Karabakh’s right to self-determination, handing the copy of the document to the Lithuanian official.