YEREVAN. - At the request of Armenian News – NEWS.am, Armenian Deputy FM Shavarsh Kocharyan has commented on the statement of the Azerbaijani FM regarding the step-by-step solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.
“The Armenian sides are not against the step-by-step solution, within the framework of which Azerbaijan should first of all recognize the independence of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), return the occupied territories of Nagorno-Karabakh and start negotiations with the NKR on the clarification of borders,” Kocharyan stressed.