Yuri Merzlyakov: "Armenia shows great interest in new proposals on solution of Karabakh conflict"

As APA reports, Russian co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group Yuri Merzlyakov said that Oskanyan had been familiarized with the new proposals in Washington before visiting Moscow. The co-chair said Armenia shows great interest in new proposals.

Commenting on the US active participation in mediation after the talks at Rambouillet, Merzlyakov said the main thing is not visiting the region more often.

"President Ilham Aliyev is due to have talks with US President in late April but Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Azerbaijani President following the talks at Rambouillet," the Russian co-chair emphasized.

Responding to the question whether the meeting between Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents will be organized within any international and regional event or will be special meeting, Merzlyakov said it is early to speak about it.

"According to the initial suggestion, the date and place of the meeting should be agreed upon with the sides," the co-chair said.

Merzlyakov also said that he would visit the region together with other co-chairs by the first half of May and added he did not plan to pay visit by himself only.

Commenting on the question whether French co-chair Berdard Fassier's recent statement "current proposals can satisfy both sides 80 percent" means that 80 percent of the occupied territories of Azerbaijan will be liberated, the Russian co-chair said, "I cannot calculate how much percent the future agreement will satisfy the sides. The main thing is the sides realize impossibility of meeting their needs 100 percent. The main thing is not meeting one side's needs 80 percent and the other's 20 percent. If the agreement satisfies both sides 50 percent, I would think I have fulfilled the mediation mission," the co-chair underlined.