Azeri MFA: Baku Interested in Continuation of Peaceful Talks on KarabakhApril 19, 2006 - 15:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan has not received any proposals on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement from Washington, Azeri Deputy FM Araz Azimov stated. In his words, no official document or draft was presented to Azerbaijan. "Some ideas on establishment of normal relations with Armenia for putting an end to the military conflict were advanced," he said. According to Azeri Deputy FM, "the liberation of the Azeri territories" will become the first step in the conflict settlement process. "Azerbaijan is not an adherent to war. We are interested in continuation of peaceful talks on the problem resolution," the diplomat remarked. When touching upon the meetings of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs that have become more frequent recently the Azimov underscored he expects little progress from the meetings. "In the near future the mediators will pay a visit to Yerevan and then to Baku. The purpose of their visits is to determine further steps after the Rambouillet meeting," he said. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |