It remains to be seen to what extent will Hague court ruling affect Karabakh: Hans-Jochen Schmidt

"How much the Hague Court ruling [over Kosovo] will affect the Transnistrian and Karabakhi conflicts, remains to be seen," Germany's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Hans-Jochen Schmidt said at a press conference today.

According to Mr Schmidt the provisions that are also backed by the OSCE Minsk Group continue to be of great importance for the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. It is also important that the settlement of the Karabakh issue be based on the main international principles stipulated in the Madrid Principles - territorial integrity, nations' right to self-determination and non-use of threat or force.

"From a political perspective I consider pouring oil on flames or speaking with threats as unproductive and dangerous," said he, pointing it as a reason that so much importance is attached to the signing of a treaty on conventional arms.

"Armenia has already agreed to make its legislation in line with the Treaty on Conventional Arms within the standards of the NATO principles. Azerbaijan is still critical of the issue pointing to the presence of the NK conflict."

Asked what EU could do about it Mr Schmidt said there is an agreement between Armenian and the OSCE Minsk Group.

"Due to political implications I do not consider it convenient widening the Minsk Group's mission with any other tools. There were discussions here about Turkey's possible involvement in the NK settlement process, and naturally, the conclusion is that this case Turkey's participation cannot effectively contribute to the negotiation process," explained Mr Schmidt.