Azerbaijan, Baku, 21 August /corr. Trend E.Tariverdiyeva/
Statements, made by President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan at the meeting of
the youth movement "Together" at Lake Sevan, saying that he wants to put an
end to all the agreements that were reached in the peace process over
Nagorno-Karabakh, which began with the Prague process and continued with
preparation of the renewed Madrid principles, told Trend First Secretary Press
Service of the MFA of Azerbaijan Elman Abdullayev.
Urging the young Armenian people to continue the occupation of Azerbaijani
territories, President Sargsyan again officially showed real intentions,
which are far from peaceful, Abdullayev said.
"Instead of encouraging their people to peace, Sargsyan calls them to
radicalization, what absolutely contrary to the statements President
co-chairs of OSCE Minsk Group, the presidents of Russia - Dmitry Medvedev,
France - Nicolas Sarkozy, United States - Barack Obama. Making such
statements, Sargsyan reveals its true purposes, and demonstrate, that he is
not search of way to peace and does not want to change its non-constructive
position.
President Serzh Sargsyan, speaking at a meeting with members of the youth movement "Together" at Lake Sevan, said that the problem of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict should be resolved peacefully "Interfax", reported.
"Sooner or later Karabakh will be recognized, no one doubts, Serzh Sargsyan said. The sooner it happens the better it will be for all including Azerbaijan"
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.