Nalbandian: principles offered in Kazan may promote Karabakh settlement

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with the students of Yerevan State University on the first day of their academic year.

At the event, Nalbandian briefed the students on recent developments in Karabakh conflict settlement. “Settlement principles offered at Kazan-hosted meeting may promote resolution of Karabakh conflict,” the Minister noted, explaining the failure of talks by Azerbaijan’s destructive position.

Priority issues in Armenia’s foreign policy in the light of recently hosted meeting of the heads of Armenian diplomatic missions were discussed.

At June 24 meeting in Kazan, the Presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia failed to sign an agreement on basic principles of Karabakh conflict settlement. As Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian noted later, despite the OSCE MG co-chairs’ efforts, Azerbaijan was not ready to accept the final version of basic principles, presenting ten new amendments at the last moment. On July 8, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov handed over a personal message and proposals of RF President Dmitry Medvedev to Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev, who later submitted their responses for proposals advanced.