Azerbaijan always resorts to provocations before or after negotiations, and this has become a habit, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Paruyr Hovhannisyan said in a briefing with reporters Friday.<\/p>\n
Since Thursday, the Azerbaijani side has been firing at the Armenian combat positions of Gegharkunik Province on a regular basis. As a result, the Armenian side has six wounded soldiers.<\/p>\n
“Unfortunately, it’s not a new way of working. I have been in the system of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs [of Armenia] since 1995, and I do not recall a single round of negotiations where there were no such provocations either before the meeting or after the meeting; unfortunately, such a habit has been formed [by Azerbaijan],” said the Armenian deputy FM.<\/p>\n
To the questions as to what agreements were reached between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington last week and what kind of progress we are talking about, the Armenian official said: “The progress was about getting a better understanding of the approaches of both sides; that was done. The American side did everything possible to create a positive atmosphere. It was a really effective phase to bring those positions closer together on the draft of a possible [peace] treaty [between Armenia and Azerbaijan]. Of course, there are a number of key issues that still need to be discussed. That’s why the meeting at the highest level is being organized [for Sunday] in Brussels, which will be followed by the meeting in Moscow at the level of foreign ministers, and there will be other meetings as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
As per to Hovhannisyan, the Moscow meeting will to some extent be a logical continuation of the negotiations in Washington, but at the same time, each format has its own uniqueness.<\/p>\n
Another high-level meeting is expected in Chisinau on June 1, although Azerbaijan has not yet confirmed its participation in it. This meeting will be a repetition of the Prague format, with the participation of the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, the head of the European Council, and the president of France.<\/p>\n
According to the Armenian deputy FM, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is also expected to attend.<\/p>\n
“The participation of Germany and France will be a positive contribution, as it\u2019s about two influential EU countries,” added Paruyr Hovhannisyan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Azerbaijan always resorts to provocations before or after negotiations, and this has become a habit, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Paruyr Hovhannisyan said in a briefing with reporters Friday. Since Thursday, the Azerbaijani side has been firing at the Armenian combat positions of Gegharkunik Province on a regular basis. As a result, the Armenian side has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n