Time does not play into the hands of any of the conflicting parties to Karabakh dispute. It is in the interests of all conflicting parties to resolve the issue as soon as possible, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian stated in an interview with Russia Today.

Nalbandian disagreed that the conflicting parties failed to conciliate their positions during the negotiation process.

“We were close to the conflict resolution in Paris in 20o1, when the talks were underway through the mediation of France. France, as an OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing country played an active role in the peace process and the sides were very close to the conflict settlement,” he said.

Unfortunately, the then Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev refused the agreements reached in Paris and the so-called Paris principles, which were consequently put on the paper in Key West, the minister noted.

He explained it by the fact that Azerbaijani public opinion is not ready for it. “A public opinion should be prepared before a conflict resolution. A public opinion should not be warmed up by fueling the fire what Azerbaijanis do today, but be prepared for the conflict resolution and compromise,” the minister stressed.