Armenian Foreign Ministry: "Azerbaijan's bellicose statements hinder the progress of talks on Nagorno Karabakh"

The bellicose statements, voiced by Azerbaijani leadership, hinder the formation of the atmosphere of trust in the negotiation process on Nagorno Karabakh and its progress, said Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan during the meeting with OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Bernard Fassier (France), Matthew Bryza (US), Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia) and personal representative of OSCE chairman-in-office Andzhey Kaspshik.

The agency was informed by a source from the department of press and information of the Foreign Ministry of the republic that at a previous meeting in Yerevan Nalbandyan also informed about Armenia's attitute to proposals, presented by the co-chairs in Madrid in November of 2007.

The co-chairs told Nalbandyan about the results of the meetings with the President and Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan in Baku, stressing that only peaceful resolution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict is possible.

International mediators also assured the Armenian Foreign Minister that they will continue efforts on closing positions of the country on the basis of Madrid proposals.

The Minsk Group co-chairs, arriving to Yerevan from Baku, assessed the meetings with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov held on June 27 as possible.

According to Fassier, the co-chairs try to clarify some points of Madrid proposals and improve and amend others at the present stage of the negotiation process on the resolution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

/Novosti-Armenia/