Special services of Armenia and Azerbaijan began an informal coordination of technical parameters and procedures for the release of the five districts around Nagorno-Karabakh, which, according to all the settlement formula, shall be returned to Azerbaijan.
REGNUM news source told a in diplomatic circles.
Source said that “the very question of the return of the five regions under the control of the Azerbaijani authorities is not questioned, and the subject of controversy is the fate of the remaining two districts around Karabakh – Lachin and Kelbajar – packet of which the Armenian side would like to exclude, in any case, leaving under his control of the Lachin corridor “.
The main point of contention is the future status of Nagorno-Karabakh, which Azerbaijan offers “the broadest autonomy” within the framework of Azerbaijan, and Yerevan insists on its independence.
To clarify the situation Day.Az asked for comments to the press secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Elkhan Polukhov.
“Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry did not comment on all sorts of speculation and unconfirmed facts. Our position remains unchanged. Azerbaijan is ready to open its borders with Armenia after Armenia liberates the occupied territories of Azerbaijan “, – said E. Polukhov.
“The main terms of the Azerbaijani side is the withdrawal of occupation forces of Armenia in the first of five occupied districts of Azerbaijan and fixing specific dates for the release of the remaining two – Kelbajar and Lachin,” – he added.
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