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LINKS head: Azerbaijani, Armenian and Russian presidents' Kazan summit results are disappointing
Azerbaijan, Baku, June 25 / Trend, E. Tariverdiyeva /
The results of the Azerbaijani, Armenian and Russian presidents’ summit in Kazan were dissapointing in that they were less than what was hoped for, or expected, executive director of the British NGO LINKS Dennis Sammut told Trend.
"The negotiations however have not collapsed and the sides note some progress on the issues under consideration, and indicate that they remain committed to the peace process", Sammut said.
He stressed it is important that discussions continue as soon as possible.
"What has been achieved over many years of negotiations must be consolidated," Sammut said. "The international mediators should explore alternative approaches to how this can be done".
The summit of the Presidents of Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia ended without reaching an agreement on the basic principles of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, but the sides mentioned the progress towards this goal, a joint statement after the summit in Kazan said, RIA Novosti reported.
The Presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, Dmitry Medvedev of Russia and Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia discussed the basic principles of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement on Friday in Kazan.
"The Heads of State highlighted the achievement of mutual understanding on a number of issues, the solution of which contributes to creating conditions to approve the basic principles," said the statement.
The document says that the meeting participants reviewed the activities conducted to agree upon the project of basic principles.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994.
The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
E.Ostapenko contributed to the article.
© Trend News Agency
The results of the Azerbaijani, Armenian and Russian presidents’ summit in Kazan were dissapointing in that they were less than what was hoped for, or expected, executive director of the British NGO LINKS Dennis Sammut told Trend.
"The negotiations however have not collapsed and the sides note some progress on the issues under consideration, and indicate that they remain committed to the peace process", Sammut said.
He stressed it is important that discussions continue as soon as possible.
"What has been achieved over many years of negotiations must be consolidated," Sammut said. "The international mediators should explore alternative approaches to how this can be done".
The summit of the Presidents of Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia ended without reaching an agreement on the basic principles of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, but the sides mentioned the progress towards this goal, a joint statement after the summit in Kazan said, RIA Novosti reported.
The Presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, Dmitry Medvedev of Russia and Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia discussed the basic principles of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement on Friday in Kazan.
"The Heads of State highlighted the achievement of mutual understanding on a number of issues, the solution of which contributes to creating conditions to approve the basic principles," said the statement.
The document says that the meeting participants reviewed the activities conducted to agree upon the project of basic principles.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994.
The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
E.Ostapenko contributed to the article.
© Trend News Agency
