ArmInfo. To date, neither Yerevan nor Baku are ready for the implementation of the Madrid principles. ArmInfo expressed a similar opinion Deputy Director at Institute CIS countries (Moscow) Vladimir Yevseyev
Armenia has included in the negotiating agenda for the Karabakh settlement a proposal on the need to maximize the Madrid principles. Yerevan also offers Baku and mediators from the OSCE Minsk Group to begin discussions on the return of Artsakh to the negotiation process.
"Of course, these principles are supported and promoted by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs. However, given the extreme contradictions of two of the three principles - the right of peoples to self-determination and the preservation of territorial integrity, they cannot be implemented at the moment. . We can talk about this after a real reduction in the degree of tension on the Line of Contact in Karabakh and a withdrawal of heavy weapons under international guarantees, "he stressed.
Commenting on the results of the trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict held on April 15 in Moscow, Yevseyev described it as useful. According to his estimates, this meeting was another step towards reducing tension between the conflicting parties.
According to his estimates, Azerbaijan was interested in removing tensions, including after the New York statement by the Armenian defense minister about the readiness of the republic's armed forces for counter-offensive operations. That, according to Yevseyev, happened in Moscow. According to the expert, it's still premature to talk about the more specific and far-reaching consequences of the results of the Moscow negotiations of foreign ministers of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia.
On April 17, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov told reporters in Warsaw about the US proposal to hold the next meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers to resolve the Karabakh conflict in Washington. "Yesterday we received an invitation from the United States to visit Washington, where the Secretary of State will also put forward his proposals for achieving a breakthrough in resolving the conflict," Mammadyarov said.
Since 1992, the OSCE Minsk Group has been involved in resolving the Karabakh conflict, represented by the co-chairs from Russia, the United States and France. At present, the settlement process is proceeding on the basis of the Madrid Principles put forward by the OSCE Minsk Group in 2007 and the Madrid Principles updated in 2009, which, among other things, provide for the deployment of a peacekeeping force in the conflict zone.