Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
May 12 2005

EU welcomes willingness of sides to resolve conflict

Baku, May 11, AssA-Irada
The Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Upper Garabagh was in focus at
the meeting of the European Union special envoy on the South Caucasus
region Heikki Talvitie with Foreign Ministry officials on Wednesday.
`The main thing is that both sides have expressed their will for the
peaceful conflict resolution’.
The upcoming parliamentary elections were also discussed. Talvitie
said he supports improving the election process, as this is important
not only for Azerbaijan but also for the entire region.
`Every step being taken to hold a free and fair election should be
welcomed. The Election Code should be therefore amended. But let’s
not forget that we are not talking about changing something, but of
the willingness to do so.’*