Today.Az » Politics » Vardan Oskanyan: "Azerbaijan continues its dirty game intended for breaking up the Minsk Group"
31 March 2008 [15:19] - Today.Az
"The Azerbaijani authorities try to impose genocide on their people artificially", said Armenia's Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan, commenting on the commemoration of the victims of genocide, committed by Armenians in 1918, during a press conference in Yerevan.
Oskanyan announced that genocide is a big trauma for any people and generations will not forgive the Azerbaijani authorities the artificially imposed events.
According to Armenian Foreign Minister, Baku's actions pursue one and the same task-to fill people's hearts with hatred to settle Nagorno Karabakh conflict by military way when suitable.
The Armenian Minister noted that the international community should call on Azerbaijan to stop such speculations.
Commenting on the refusal of official Baku to hold meeting of presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Bucharest, Oskanyan noted that this is not a positive fact. Moreover, the Azerbaijani authorities try to set up their decision as a refusal to accept the proposal of the Armenian side, while the initiative itself came from the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs.
"Azerbaijan continues its dirty game, intended for breaking up the Minsk Group, rejecting the document which is on the negotiation table and transferring the discussions to the United Nations", Armenian Foreign Minister said.
"The talks are the only solution of this issue and talks must lead to the complete self-determination of Nagorno Karabakh people. It is for the Karabakh people to decide about how to demonstrate the self-determination", the Armenian Minister said.
Commenting on President Ilham Aliyev's statement that the situation in Armenia is a result of the shortsightedness of Armenian authorities, Vardan Oskanyan said it would be better for Armenia to discuss its internal issues.
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