Former Russian mediator Vladmir Kazimirov stated today in Yerevan that the negotiations on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict are considering possible stage-by-stage withdrawal of Armenian troops from occupied territory.
According to Mediamax, while speaking today at a press conference in Yerevan, the retired Russian diplomat said that there had been no real progress in the negotiations since striking armistice in 1994.
According to Kazimirov, the top-priority task for today is not to determine the Nagorno-Karabakh status or to return the occupied territory, but first to conclude a firm armistice at the troops contact line. He stressed that the key to settlement of the conflict is to prevent restoration of military operations.
Kazimirov said that referendum or plebiscite to define the status of Nagorno-Karabakh must not be delayed to 10-15 years. "I think 5 years are enough," he said.