Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said today, commenting on the upcoming meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan in Paris on October 27, that Azerbaijan was ready to negotiate a peace treaty with Armenia.The minister noted that there were proposals on organizing bilateral working groups to consider withdrawal of forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, return of refugees to their lands and restoration of infrastructure. Mammadyarov added that Azerbaijan was awaiting a response from the Armenian community.The diplomat urged co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group to put maximum efforts into release of Azerbaijani citizens detained in the Kalbajar District. Azerbaijan insists that they were civilians, not saboteurs.
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said today, commenting on the upcoming meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan in Paris on October 27, that Azerbaijan was ready to negotiate a peace treaty with Armenia.
The minister noted that there were proposals on organizing bilateral working groups to consider withdrawal of forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, return of refugees to their lands and restoration of infrastructure. Mammadyarov added that Azerbaijan was awaiting a response from the Armenian community.
The diplomat urged co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group to put maximum efforts into release of Azerbaijani citizens detained in the Kalbajar District. Azerbaijan insists that they were civilians, not saboteurs.
