Voice of America News
November 16, 2004
Armenian Minister Not Optimistic About Nagorno-Karabakh Dispute
VOA News
Armenia’s defense minister says neighboring Azerbaijan is not serious
about negotiating a settlement of the dispute over the
Nagorno-Karabakh territory.
In an interview with Reuters news agency published Tuesday, minister
Serzh Sarksyan said he is not very optimistic about the
Nagorno-Karabakh issue.
He accused Azeri President Ilham Aliyev of trying to put pressure on
Armenia through the United Nations.
Mr. Sarksyan said the issue can only be solved through compromise. He
said he sees no signs that point to a resumption of armed conflict
between the two countries.
Russia, the United States and France, among others, are trying to
mediate an agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia over
Nagorno-Karabakh. Ethnic Armenians from the mountainous enclave
control 20 percent of Azerbaijan’s territory seized during a war that
ended with a cease-fire agreement a decade ago.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress