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Armenia’s statements illogical, contradictory – Azerbaijani foreign ministry

Politics Materials 26 April 2016 18:45 (UTC +04:00)
The statements Armenian side has been recently making are illogical and contradictory
Armenia’s statements illogical, contradictory – Azerbaijani foreign ministry

Baku, Azerbaijan, Apr. 26

Trend:

The statements Armenian side has been recently making are illogical and contradictory, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hikmat Hajiyev told Trend Apr. 26.

Hajiyev made the remarks commenting on the statements of the Armenian leadership, which jeopardize the negotiating process.

"On the one hand, Armenia declares its interest in the peaceful settlement of the conflict, on the other hand, it declares its refusal to negotiate," Hajiyev said. "These contradictory statements show that Armenia's regime is in panic and confusion. Such behavior also shows that the purpose of the Armenian leadership is to prevent the conflict's resolution through deception of the international community and keep the status quo based on occupation."

Hajiyev went on to add that the updated Madrid principles play a role of a "road map" in the process of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict's settlement.

The main directions of the updated Madrid principles were declared by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs on the level of heads of state at the summits in L'Aquila (Italy) and Muskoka (Canada), Hajiyev said.

"The first paragraph of the updated Madrid principles provides for withdrawal of the Armenian armed forces from the occupied Azerbaijani territories," Hajiyev said. "If Armenia is truly interested in resolving the conflict, it should withdraw its troops from the occupied Azerbaijani territories and comprehensive negotiations to resolve the conflict must be initiated."

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts. The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.

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