Armenia Insists that Karabakh Leaders Be Involved in Talks

Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian

YEREVAN (Arka)””Armenia insists on the involvement of Nagorno-Karabakh authorities in the negotiations to end the long-running conflict, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said on May 26 in parliament.

He said also negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan on the Karabakh issue will resume only in case of compliance with the conditions, which were announced at the meeting of Serzh Sarkisian and IIlham Aliyev in Vienna on May 16.

During this meeting, mediated by the United States, Russia and France, Sargsyan and Aliyev agreed to work out safeguards against ceasefire violations around Nagorno-Karabakh and resume their search for a compromise peace deal.

“Azerbaijan has not acceded to the statement of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs on the indefinite ceasefire, establishing methods to investigate incidents and expanding the presence of representatives of the Office of the OSCE Minsk Group,”