FM: Azerbaijan not to abandon negotiations to resolve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Azerbaijan will not abandon the negotiations to resolve the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said.

"I have no information about the next meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents," minister said. "I got this information from the press. I can confirm that Azerbaijan is ready to continue talks over Nagorno-Karabakh."

He said that much has been done in the peace process up to now.

"I do not want anyone to deal with propaganda, saying that Azerbaijan abandons the negotiation process," Mammadyarov said. "The conflict must be resolved in a phased manner, on the basis of the Madrid Principles."

Minister expressed confidence that the time will come when the Armenian troops withdraw from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.


/Trend/