Technical Issues Have Been Touched upon at the Negotiations in St. Petersburg: Babayan Contradicts to Mammadov

“The issue of return of regions has become an Azerbaijani smash hit,” David Babayan, NKR president’s press secretary, told 168.am touching upon the interview by Novruz Mammadov, deputy head of Azerbaijani presidential administration, regarding negotiations held in St. Petersburg.

Note, in an interview to ANS TV channel Novruz Mammadov said, “During the meeting preference was given to phase-to-phase settlement of the conflict, i.e. first 5 regions are freed, then the other 2, and the corridor is open. Then the status of Nagorno-Karabakh is being clarified. The sides agreed in that direction.”

David Babayan said that Azerbaijan has always appeared with likewise statements. “It’s their smash hit, they say the same every time, there is no sense even in commenting on it. Every time they say and we deny that information. They always say, as it’s their dream, they attempt to introduce their dream as a reality, however, as we know, dream is one thing, and reality is another,” David Babayan said.

In his words, as he knows technical issues have been touched upon at the negotiations, issues inked to investigative mechanisms. “As for such statements, it should be accepted with no panic, as Azerbaijan has always touched upon it, since 1994, and will continue to. They simply change names of venues of the meetings: St. Petersburg, maybe tomorrow in Uruguay. There is no any news. It’s their traditional statements, which have always been made,” Babayan concluded.

By Araks Martirosyan