Mammadyarov: Baku always expects progress in Karabakh process

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Strasbourg May 6 meeting with Armenia's new Foreign Minister will be apparently a familiarization, the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister said.



"Firstly familiarization envisages studying the reaction of the new Armenian leadership to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement process. Of course, we believe Armenia will take more a constructive stand and the understanding that the settlement should base on principles of the international law will prevail," Elmar Mammadyarov said.



As about a possibility of breakthrough in the talks, the Azeri FM said, "We always expect progress because this conflict exists and continues. It will not settle by itself, we should endeavor for its resolution."



"During the recent months, the understanding that the Nagorno Karabakh conflict should be settled within territorial integrity, sovereignty and inviolability of borders has acquired new approvals. Particularly, they are specified in the Resolution of the UN General Assembly and closing declaration of the NATO Summit in Bucharest as well as statements of the Minsk Group member and co-chair countries," Mammadyarov said, Trend Azeri new agency reports.