Azerbaijani President’s Office international relations department head Novruz Mammadov spoke in an interview with several Azerbaijani media outlets.
Q.: How do you assess the last Munich Meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents, as well as the Athens negotiations?
A.: The Munich meeting between the Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents became the sixth one held between the presidents of two countries in 2009. It testifies the intensification of the negotiation process.
In general, the Azerbaijani president has presented a concrete and principled position on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict since early 2009. He drew attention of major countries such as the USA, Russia and other countries to the importance and urgency of solving the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict. It is the important process.
As it is known, some processes have occurred in the region. The President has presented a specific position during the numerous meetings and contacts with the heads of leading countries since early 2009. As a result, this negotiation process has become more intense. On the other hand, the process of opening the Armenian-Turkish border played a role of a special catalyst in the positive sense.
If the international community and the great powers pay such attention to the Caucasus and make efforts to restore security in the region, solving the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict is the issue of top priority. The rest issues are secondary.
The Azerbaijani President has recently made important statements on the nature and course of the conflict resolution. These statements alarmed the Armenian leadership, but on the other side drew attention of the big countries towards the conflict, and played an important role in intensifying the negotiating process.
From this point of view, comments concerning the entire process were given at the last presidential meeting in Munich and at the recent OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting in Athens. The fact is that a positive dynamics is observed at the talks.
