Armenian FM: Yerevan does not reject negotiations on Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian has said that the country doesn't abandon the negotiations on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

"Armenia has never come out of the negotiation process, supporting negotiations for the settlement of problems by peaceful means,'' he said, speaking at the parliament.

It is worth noting that earlier President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan said in an interview with foreign journalists that the probability of resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with the help of negotiations is extremely low and therefore Armenia won't resume peace talks.

Recall, on the night of April 2 all frontier positions of Azerbaijan were exposed to heavy fire from large-caliber weapons, mortars, grenade launchers and guns. In addition, Azerbaijani settlements near the front line, densely populated by civilians, were shelled.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20% of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US, are currently holding peace negotiations.

Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council's four resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.