Azerbaijani Foreign Minister shares expectations from oncoming Sargsyan-Aliyev meetingFebruary 26, 2011 - 16:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs are interested in rapid settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict, according to Azerbaijani Foreign Minister. Commenting on the oncoming Armenia-Azerbaijan-Russia presidential meeting due March 5 in Sochi, Elmar Mammadyarov said, “the trilateral meeting of Armenian, Russian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers in January left some of the issues open; a decision was taken to discuss them at presidential level.” Once again naming Armenia’s "return of Karabakh-adjacent territories" a key issue, Mammadyarov said, “last year in Canada, OSCE Co-chairs adopted a statement on Karabakh conflict settlement. Armenian side must fulfil its stipulations,” 1news.az reported. 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 |