(Excerpt of remarks made by RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian to press on January 14, 2011. He clearly states that Armenia is ready to negotiate regarding Artsakh settlement on basis of return of "territories") Reporter: Minister Nalbandian, you have already noted that the official Yerevan had stated after the Astana Summit that the Armenia’s approaches on Nagorno-Karabakh are in line with those of the international community, while it is known that the international community accepts six principles of the three Presidents declared in L'Aquila as a basis, one of which is about the return of "occupied territories" neighboring to Nagorno-Karabakh. Is this approach acceptable for Armenia, for  official Yerevan? Edward Nalbandian: I have repeatedly said and will reiterate that there are three principles and six elements on the negotiation table today. Those are six elements that have been proposed by the Co-Chairs included in the Madrid document. What are the international community and international mediators saying? What is Armenia saying? The international community, the mediators and as you have mentioned in the L’Aquila and also Muskoka statements the Presidents of the Co-Chair countries Barack Obama, Dmitry Medvedev and Nicolas Sarkozy are saying that those principles, elements have been conceived as an integrated whole and have been presented as such, and to select some elements or principles over the others is unacceptable and will hinder the settlement. What are Azerbaijan and Armenia saying? Armenia is saying that it accepts these principles and elements as a basis for the negotiations and settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh issue. We accept them as an integrated whole and share the opinion that some elements or principles should not be selected over the others. What is Azerbaijan saying? Can you tell what Azerbaijan is saying? I think that the Azerbaijanis do not understand themselves what they want to say. They say "yes, but...", "yes, although...", and something else. There is a need for a simple answer - "Yes" or "No". It means that Armenia and the international community speak the same language. If you wish, I can mention those three principles and six elements. Those three principles are: non use of force or threat of use, right to self-determination and territorial integrity. The six elements are the following. The final status of Nagorno-Karabakh should be decided by the Nagorno-Karabakh people and its free expression of will that should have a legally binding force. The second is that until the organization of the expression of will, Nagorno-Karabakh should have an interim status. What does the interim status mean? It means that after the interim status there will be a final status. This interim status should define the status that Nagorno-Karabakh has now but that interim status should be also recognized by the international community. The third is the permanent corridor linking Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia. The fourth is about the returning of all refugees and displaced persons when appropriate guarantees of international security are established. The fifth is about the international security guarantees including the so called peacekeeping activities around Karabakh. The sixth is about the returning of territories. It is about the returning of territories. Yes, Armenia is accepting all those elements and principles as a basis for the negotiations, as an integrated whole for moving forward and settlement. The Azerbaijanis are in fact accepting only one out of the three principles, and that only by their interpretation, namely the territorial integrity, and they accept only one of the six elements, which is the return of territories, which again they interpret and claim they would be ready to discuss the other elements after the return of territories. It was the reason that the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group issued a statement in Almaty that it was unacceptable to select some elements or principles over the others. In Astana the US State Secretary Hillary Clinton mentioned about that in her speech on behalf of the Co-Chair countries. Yes, this is what is said by the Co-Chairs, who express the international public opinion, as they have the international mandate. And that opinion is line with Armenia’s approach.