Zohrab Mnatsakanyan: Turkey cannot play any role in the settlement of  the Karabakh conflict

ArmInfo.  The meeting of the OSCE  Minsk Group co-chairs with the Turkish Foreign Minister was routine  in nature, and this is by no means the first such meeting. Armenian  Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan stated this from the rostrum of  the parliament.

He noted that the co-chairs of the Minsk Group have their own work  plan. "We know about their plans, as we cooperate with the co-chairs,  and we fully trust them. Yerevan knew about this meeting and it does  not cause us concern. The only thing we have responded to was the  statement by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, although to  be honest, there was nothing new or unexpected in it, "Mnatsakanyan  stated, stressing that the Armenian Foreign Ministry responded to  this statement.

"Turkey cannot play a role in the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh  conflict. We continue to work on the settlement of the Karabakh issue  and continue to work with the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group," the  Armenian Foreign Minister emphasized.

To note, the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Igor Popov (Russian  Federation), Stephane Visconti (France), Andrew Schofer  (USA) and  Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in- Office (PRCIO)  Andrzej Kasprzyk paid a visit to Turkey. Turkish Foreign Minister  Mevlut Cavusoglu met with the co- chairs and Andrzej Kasprzyk.

During a meeting with mediators Chavushoglu said that the OSCE Minsk  Group should act more actively to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh  conflict. The Minister noted that the conflict should be resolved on  the basis of sovereignty and within the internationally recognized  borders of Azerbaijan.  

Commenting on this meeting and the prospects of Turkey's involvement  in the peace negotiations, the Armenian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman  Anna Naghdalyan, in particular, said:  "Given the unfriendly policy  towards Armenia and the Armenian people, which is also reflected in  the unilateral military and political support of Azerbaijan in the  context of Nagorno-Karabakh of the conflict, Turkey cannot play any  role in the peaceful resolution of this conflict. " 

Earlier, Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, reacting to a  statement by Mevlut Cavusoglu, quoted a chapter from the New  Testament on his Twitterr page. "MevlutCavusoglu 's advise to OSCE  Minsk Group Co-Chairs on NagornoKarabakh conflict invites reflection  on Luke 4:23 - "Physician, heal thyself".