Armenia could join the statement made by the foreign ministers of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing states on Thursday, but that would be 3+1, since Azerbaijan wouldn’t join it.
Foreign Minster of Armenia Edward Nalbandian said the aforementioned at a briefing after the 23rd OSCE Ministerial Council meeting held in Hamburg, Germany on Friday.
Asked whether there had been a proposal for Armenian and Azerbaijani FMs to join the statement, Nalbandian noted: “But could Azerbaijan join a statement which the co-chairs made yesterday? Of course, not. We could join it but that would be 3+1. For this reason Azerbaijan’s positions have been contradicting those of the international community for a long time. This doesn’t mean that one should get disillusioned: it is always necessary to get disposed to continuing the negotiation process. There is no alternative to this. Armenia will continue exerting joint efforts with the co-chairs towards the peaceful settlement of the conflict.”