The Nagorno Karabakh authorities always supported NKR participation in the negotiations without preconditions, NKR MFA information and analytical department told PanARMENIAN.Net. when commenting on the latest statement by the Azerbaijani FM. "Karabakh citizens have never been and will never be citizens of Azerbaijan. The statements by the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry are made for home and do not reflect the real process on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement," the NR MFA said.

To remind, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov stated that "official Baku is ready to hold talks with the Armenian community of Karabakh if they admit Azerbaijani citizenship and if Armenia comes out of the negotiation process."