Monday, February 11 2019 18:01

ArmInfo. Unfortunately, the  negotiations on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,  which have been going on for years, have not yielded any results.   Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov stated this in an  interview with The Korea Times.

"But the recent developments taking place in Armenia, the  conversations that took place between the President of the Republic  of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, as  well as four meetings with my Armenian counterpart create certain  grounds for advancing the negotiation process. The press statement by  the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs released on the latest meeting of the  Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Paris on Jan. 16, 2019  expressed appreciation for the ongoing efforts of the sides to  maintain an environment conducive to intensive results-oriented  negotiations. It stated the agreement of both sides upon the  necessity of taking concrete measures to prepare the populations for  peace. The statement also outlines that the sides considered next  steps toward a possible summit between the leaders of Azerbaijan and  Armenia in order to give a strong impulse to the dynamic of  negotiations," said the foreign minister.

He pointed out that Azerbaijan stands for tangible results of the  negotiations, not talks for the sake of talks and this is the  country's principled position.  "In general, I would like to note  that the current leadership of Armenia should demonstrate the  political will to resolve the conflict and, in accordance with  good-neighborly philosophy, act in the name of achieving peace,  stability and sustainable development in the region. We hope that  this year certain progress will be achieved in terms of withdrawal of  the Armenian armed forces from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan  and the normalization of relations between the two countries.  Progress in the conflict resolution, creating conditions for peace,  security and stability in the entire region, opens up opportunities  primarily for economic growth in Armenia itself," Mammadyarov said.