Yerevan:  Aliyev`s response to statement by U.S. Secretary of State  is a result of OSCE Minsk Group`s tolerance to the Azeri leader

ArmInfo. Ilham Aliyev's response to the statement by U.S.  Secretary of State John Kerry on Karabakh is a result of the OSCE Minsk Group's tolerance to the Azeri leader's provocative rhetoric and actions. The remarks came from  Shavarsh Kocharyan, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia. He is sure  that due to such approach of the co-chairs, Aliyev gets a deeper  feeling of permissiveness and Baku displays more disrespects for the  OSCE MG co-chairs and their leaders. 

"Azerbaijan not only refuses to implement the arrangements made in  Vienna and Saint Petersburg to create conditions for a progress in  the peace talks, but also denies the principles suggested by the  co-chairs for peaceful resolution of the conflict," Shavarsh  Kocharyan said. 

Earlier, on Friday, the Azerbaijani president expressed surprise  related to the recent statement made by the US Secretary of State  John Kerry about the sides' unwillingness to settle Karabakh  conflict. "To blame Azerbaijan in non- settlement of the conflict is  at least unjust", the Azerbaijani President said. He stressed that  the presidents of the USA, Russia and France have repeatedly stated  that status quo in the conflict is unacceptable. According to Aliyev  with the existence of such a serious statement, blaming equally both  sides in non-settlement of the conflict is simply support to the  policy of Armenia.  "We do not accept such statements. We believe  these statements should be corrected soon at the highest level," he  added.  "Otherwise, the mediating mission can be called into doubt." 

To recall, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry recently said in  Washington that no favorable conditions have been created yet for  settlement of the Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia.   He thinks the resolution of the problem is impossible now first of  all because the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia are not prepared   for it.