AZERI FOREIGN MINISTER DECLARES UPCOMING KARABAKH CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM - NULL AND VOID

At the recent meeting of the OSCE foreign ministers, the Azeri FM, Elmar Mammadyarov voiced doubts as to the sincerity of the Armenian side to settle the Karabakh conflict.

In fact, the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan did not meet at the two day conclave. Mammadyarov explained this by stating that he had meet with his Armenian counterpart, Vartan Oskanian, at the recent Minsk meeting . He concluded that the Armenian side was still analyzing the results of the talks between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan. Since there was nothing new to report, there was no need for another meeting.

According to the Azeri Foreign Minister, if the Armenian side really wished to settle the conflict, there would not be a constitutional referendum in Karabakh. "As far as I understand, the international structures will not accept the results of the referendum. It is a waste of efforts, time and nerves which can negatively affect the process of peaceful settlement of the conflict."