YEREVAN.- Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian commented on Baku’s accusations claiming Armenia is “to blame” that five-sided statement on Karabakh was not adopted during the OSCE ministerial council in Dublin.

Speaking during a joint press conference with his Bulgarian, Swedish and Polish counterparts, Nalbandian offered to compare the statements of Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers.

“Armenian FM’s remarks coincide with the statements of Co-Chairing states. Azerbaijani FM seems to speak only for himself,” he emphasized.

Nalbandian stressed it is not the first time when the sides fail to adopt a five-sided statement. It also happened in Almaty back in 2010.

“Azerbaijan was insisting there is only one principle of international law – territorial integrity of the states – or, at least, this principle must prevail. Finally, a third-sided statement was adopted. It said all the principles and provisions proposed by the co-chairs are integral and none of the principles can be prioritized,” he said.

The Minister noted that Azerbaijan, due to unclear reasons, did not even want to mention the three principles in Dublin.

“Three-sided statement mentioning the principles was adopted by the co-chairs. Armenia welcomes the statement made in Dublin,” he concluded.

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