Дипломатия и насилие по-прежнему не ослабевают. В преддверии встречи министров иностранных дел Армении и Азербайджана в Париже, был убит азербайджанский офицер.

По данным источников близких к министерству обороны Азербайджана, азербайджанский офицер был убит армянскими силами. По словам источников, капитан Эльнур Джафаров, родом из Нахчывана, был убит во время инцидента на линии соприкосновения в Тертерском районе. Это самый последний в серии инцидентов за последние дни, когда обе стороны заявляли о сотнях нарушений режима прекращения огня.

В то же время министры иностранных дел Армении и Азербайджана во второй половине дня прибыли в Париж, где они встретятся с дипломатами  от трех стран-сопредседателей Минской группы ОБСЕ.

Позже также ожидается проведение двусторонней встречи.

Ранее на этой неделе в армянских СМИ были спекуляций о том, что встреча может быть отменена с армянской стороны после убийства армянского солдата в понедельник утром, но вчера в Ереване министр иностранных дел Армении Эдвард Налбандян заявил, что переговорам нет никакой альтернативы, и что встреча состоится.

Государственный департамент США в комментарии заместителя пресс-секретаря, Мари Харф, призвал стороны воздерживаться от насилия и добиваться урегулирования конфликта путем переговоров и мирными средствами. 

В центре внимания теперь Париж и встреча двух министров иностранных дел перед которыми на столе по-видимому лежат новые предложения. Ссылаясь на эти предложения, ранее на этой неделе выступил министр иностранных дел России Сергей Лавров. Однако, министр иностранных дел Армении Эдвард Налбандян вчера не стал преувеличивать данный комментарии, заявив, что то, что ему будет представлено в Париже "не будет новым подходом", и что "основные принципы", также известные как Мадридские принципы "остаются на столе".

Источник: commonspace.eu по материалам агентств

фото: Министр иностранных дел Армении Эдвард Налбандян на встрече с журналистами в Ереване 22 января 2014 года. (Фото любезно предоставлено Министерством иностранных дел Армении).

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