STEPANAKERT (Arka)— David Babayan, a spokesman for Nagorno-Karabakh president, has welcomed today the May 16 meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents in Vienna, Austria, describing it as the first push for the renewal of the Karabakh peace process.
During the meeting mediated by the United States, Russia and France late on Monday Serzh Sarkisian of Armenia and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan agreed to work out safeguards against ceasefire violations around Nagorno-Karabakh and resume their search for a compromise peace deal.
The two presidents will meet again in early June in an attempt to revive the Karabakh peace process, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and France’s State Secretary for Europe Affairs Harlem Desir said after co-hosting the talks.
Speaking to Novosti-Armenia news agency today David Babayan said after the Azerbaijan aggression against Karabakh in early April the negotiation process was practically in a coma and the May 16 meeting is the first attempt to resuscitate the negotiation process.
“The most important thing is that the parties are required to comply strictly with the provisions of the 1994-95 ceasefire agreements. This means that the international community will not tolerate any action to change the current military and political balance of forces in the region. It is also important that these agreements were tripartite, thus Nagorno-Karabakh must also participate in the maintenance of peace and stability and implementation of the provisions of the agreements,â€
