FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA INTRODUCES JACQUES CHIRAC’S SPEECH AT DAVOS
Azg/arm
3 Feb 05
Henry Cuny, the French ambassador to Armenia, called a press
conference on January 26 to introduce journalists French President
Jacques Chirac=80=99s speech at Davos economic summit.
President Chirac spoke of issues of international importance,
mentioned of the tragic events at the end of 2004 and about “silent
tsunamis”, as he put. Under the last category Jacques Chirac pulled
famine, deadly diseases, violence, anarchy and illegal migration.
“As development in the Caucasian region is linked with the situation
in the world I would like to see Armenia participating in discussions
on overcoming the problems”, Henry Cuny said.
Answering journalists’ questions, the ambassador said that he has no
information on the present stage of the OSCE monitoring mission in
Nagorno Karabakh these days. Mr. Cuny mentioned that the mission’s
goal is to find facts and to observe the situation. He said that the
mission will write a report that will be signed by the Minsk group 2
co-chairs.
Being asked about David Atkinson’s report, the ambassador said thatthe
Minsk group has its mission that is not questioned by anyone but
meanwhile the door is open for other organizations to make analysis
and support the so-called Prague process, thus supporting the Minsk
group.
But the Minsk group, Mr. Cuny said, is still the chief supervisor of
Karabakh issue settlement.
By Aghavni Harutyunian