Eduard Sharmazanov: race began in Azerbaijan over the most absurd and  unrelated statements

ArmInfo."There is an impression that the race for the most awkward and unrelated statements has started in Azerbaijan," Vice Speaker of the National Assembly Eduard  Sharmazanov told ArmInfo correspondent when commenting on today's statement of the head of the Azerbaijani delegation to the PACE, Semid Seidov, about , that Armenia tried to disrupt the Karabakh talks.

As the vice-speaker noted, the Armenian side always advocated a  peaceful settlement of the Karabakh issue and never sought to achieve  anything by military means. "During the meeting, Armenia did not put  forward any preconditions, but this does not mean that Azerbaijan  should not comply with the conditions that were put forward in the  trilateral format by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs," Sharmazanov  said, implying Vienna and St. Petersburg agreements to reduce  tensions in the conflict zone. The Vice Speaker also stressed that  this statement is another senseless, insolent and deceitful statement  of the Azerbaijani side.

Commenting on the results of the Geneva meeting, the head of the  Azerbaijani delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council  of Europe, Samad Seyidov, in particular, said that the Armenian side  recently categorically refused any joint discussions on the issue of  the Karabakh conflict. While accusing the Armenian side of putting  forward preconditions for the continuation of the talks, Seyidov in  particular stated: "Holding the meeting without any preconditions and  provisions is an indication that Azerbaijan's position is clear,  unambiguous and strong, and it is precisely this that assess it as  intermediaries and the Armenian leadership, we once again  demonstrated to the entire world community and to Armenia itself that  if they insist on negotiations on the resolution of the conflict,  they should be conducted solely on the terms of Azerbaijan, "he said.  According to the deputy, to date, the biggest achievement of Baku is  precisely that Azerbaijan managed to convince the countries - the  OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, as well as the Armenian leadership, that  negotiations on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict are possible  only if the two sides refuse to put forward any preconditions.