Syria, Damascus, May 23 / Trend corr. U. Sadihova /
In St. Petersburg, the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan will continue to discuss those issues that continue to remain being on the agenda of the peace settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, said to Trend in an interview Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov.
In Damascus, Mammadyarov participates in the 36th meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC).
"Discussions between the parties will take place in framework, already defined on the agenda, as continuation of the meeting in Prague."
The presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia, Ilham Aliyev and Serj Sarkisyan plan to meet again in June in St. Petersburg within the framework of participation in the economic forum.
"Of course, the Presidents will discuss any topic that is planned to be discussed, but now I would very much wish to hear the notes of constructivism by Armenia. Despite the development of the new situation in the region, Armenia, unfortunately, began to have a negative pressure on the peace process."
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts. Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations.
"We have reached everything in the peace process with the former administration of Armenia (during the Kocharyan presidency), with the current administration in Armenia, we have not achieved anything. As a person leading the negotiations, I can not say that we have made even some progress in current issues "- said Mammadyarov.
According to the minister, from the date of new president's coming into power in Armenia, "the situation hasn't changed a bit. "