Armenian defence minister sets three conditions for Karabakh settlement

Public Television of Armenia, Yerevan
24 Sep 04

Armenian Defence Minister Serzh Sarkisyan has received Marco Zacchera,
vice-president of the Assembly of the Western European Union. The
minister said that Yerevan had put forward three principles for the
Karabakh settlement. From now on, Nagornyy Karabakh cannot exist as an
integral part of Azerbaijan, it cannot be isolated from Armenia and it
should have land borders with Armenia.

As for ties with Turkey, the minister said that diplomatic relations
with Ankara should be established without preconditions. Sarkisyan
said that Turkey should recognize the Armenian genocide in order to
settle all other problems.

Zacchera promised to cover these issues in his upcoming report for the
Parliamentary Assembly of the European Union.