Nagorno-Karabakh can be autonomous republic – Aliyev

October 18, 2016 By administrator

Azerbaijan’s president has reiterated his country’s call for mutual concessions over Nagorno-Karabakh, promising to give the country the status of an autonomous republic.

“A reasonable mutual concession is possible,” Ilham Aliyev said in an interview with Rossiya Segodnya. “Azerbaijan is implementing different investment projects to ensure their regular daily life. and autonomy. Peaceful cooperation between the two peoples on condition of liberating the regions surrounding the Nagorno-Karabakh autonomous region – this is our vision of conflict settlement,” he said, ruling out the possibility of granting the country a full independence,

“Yet, we can agree on mutual concessions over local autonomy and the autonomy of Nagorno-Karabakh. We can have an autonomous republic if we want to,” he added.

Armenian diplomat rules out mutual concessions over Karabakh

August 15, 2016 By administrator

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent call on Armenia and Azerbaijan was a populist statement, an Armenian diplomat told reporters today, ruling out mutual concessions over Nagorno-Karabakh.
“Azerbaijan’s position is that it cannot head to negotiations with such slogans,” Armen Navasardyan said, reaffirming Armenia’s resolute stance on the issue.
“We will never make any decision on handing over territories, as it would mark [Nagorno-Karabakh capital] Stepanakert’s collapse.”
Asked to comment on the so-called Lavrov plan, the diplomat said he can only guess that the proposal made by the Russian foreign minister repeats the document adopted in Kazan back in 2011.
As a way towards coming out as a winner, he stressed the importance of solidarity and enrichment of internal resources.

Armenian president ruled out unilateral concessions over Karabakh – deputy FM

August 4, 2016 By administrator

In his recent speech delivered at a public meeting with representatives of the Armenian society, Serzh Sargsyan clearly ruled out unilateral concessions over Karabakh, a deputy foreign minister said today, commenting on the president’s statement.
“First, there will be absolutely no unilateral concessions; secondly, it is ruled out for Nagorno-Karabakh to be part of Azerbaijan. His statement is plainly worded,” Shavarsh Kocharyan said at a news conference.
Asked about the possibility of external pressures, the official dismissed such a plan. “What do pressures have to do here at all? Any round of negotiations sees the mediators try to reach a common ground between the parties. And that means they are required to accept certain concessions to approximate approaches. It’s absolutely logical in any negotiation process,” he added.