Azerbaijan has not recognized Madrid Principles for long time and if at last Baku took the documents as basis for negotiations we can only welcome this fact, RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said at the joint press conference with Slovakian FM held in Yerevan.

“However, Baku’s statements show that Azerbaijani side accepts Madrid Principles with certain reservations. There are more reservations than points acceptable to Baku which on the whole refer to elimination of conflict consequences. As to the provisions acceptable to Azerbaijan, they misinterpret them to such an extent that their essence nearly vanishes,” Nalbandian added.

He also informed that the sides keep on making working proposals on Madrid Principles. “Baku’s statements concerning the documents are just a smoke screen,” FM stated, stressing that Armenian side continues to take Madrid Principles as basis for peace process. Nalbanidan also noted that his Paris meeting with OSCE Co-Chairs was constructive.

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