Azerbaijani Foreign Minister: “Whether Armenians want peace in the region or not will be clear in Prague”

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister: “Whether Armenians want peace in the region or not will be clear in Prague”Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov held first meeting within his visit to Washington with State Department Special Representative for Eurasian Energy Affairs Richard Morningstar.

Elmar Mammadyarov told that they discussed the interesting points of the “South Corridor” summit in Prague on May 8 attended by President Ilham Aliyev. Also US energy policy in the region was in the focus of the discussion.

Speaking about the ideas that Nagorno Karabakh conflict will be resolved in the next few months, Elmar Mammadyarov said: “It is difficult to say it now. First of all, it is important what position will Armenia take in the negotiations. We have to know whether they really want serious peace and progress in the negotiations or not. We will know that in Prague. The issue will become completely clear after the co-chairs’ visit to the region”.

The minister said they analyzed situation again because of Turkey’s involving in the last developments in the region and Araz Azimov met with Turkey’s new foreign minister Davud Ahmetoglu.

Mammadyarov confirmed that the main subject of the discussions with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would be the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

APA