December 16, 2009 - 15:54 AMT
Stepan Demirchyan: Madrid principles can not be considered achievement for the Armenian side
In terms of the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement Madrid principles can not be regarded as progress, since this document resolve almost all issues, while a referendum on the status of Nagorno Karabakh is postponed indefinitely, Span Demirchyan, leader of People's Party of Armenia (PPA) told a press conference in Yerevan today.

According to Mr. Demirchyan, in 2010 the international community to increase pressure on Armenia to achieve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, Armenia must be ready to it. "It becomes clear from the statements of OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, who assessed the current stage of negotiations as progress and say that conflict resolution can be reached in 2010," he said.