No Settlement Possible without Direct Participation of NKR: Nalbandian

During a business visit to France, on March 16, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia), Bernard Fassier (France), and Robert Bradtke (US), as well as and Personal Representative of the OSCE Chair-in-Office, Andrzej Kasprzyk.

The parties discussed recent developments related to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the possibility of the co-chairs’ next visit to the region.

The co-chairs presented to Nalbandian the results of a March 5 discussion with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, which was held in Paris.

The Armenian FM drew their attention to the fact that Azerbaijan makes on-going attempts to distort the essence and meaning of the negotiation process, adding that these attempts will negatively affect the negotiating atmosphere and will hinder progress.

Referring to Karabakh’s participation in the talks, Nalbandian highlighted that the resolution of this conflict is impossible should the authorities of the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh have no direct participation in the settlement process.