Tigran Balayan: Azerbaijan continues its provocative policy

July 7, 2010 - 18:46 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - RA Foreign Ministry Spokesman Tigran Balayan said that the bellicose statements of the Azerbaijani leadership are continuation of Azerbaijan’s June 18 provocation near Chaylu settlement.

Commenting on Azerbaijan’s recent bellicose statements, Balayan said that they are aimed at failing the negotiation process over the Karabakh conflict settlement.

The Azerbaijani leadership is pulling the wool over its people’s eyes, distorting the essence of talks on the Karabakh conflict, in an attempt to recede from the agreements reached in Saint Petersburg, noted Balayan.

Besides, he added that Baku is trying to distort the history, geography, demography and international law to reach its goals. “Despite Baku’s efforts, the Prague process is not a Baku process, the Madrid Principles are not Baku principles, while the aggression against Nagorno Karabakh is Azerbaijan’s aggression,” noted Balayan, adding that the self-determination of the people of Artsakh cannot be limited to 13 references to the Azerbaijani territorial integrity in one statement.

According to Balayan, Baku is taking certain steps prior to any important meeting to fail the negotiation process, this time it is the upcoming meeting in Almaty in 10 days, the RA MFA press service reported.