SWITZERLAND STANDS FOR PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF KARABAKH CONFLICT

PanARMENIAN.Net
12.06.2006 13:28 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Swiss Federal Department for Foreign Affairs
stands for a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict,
Swiss FM Micheline Calmy-Rey stated at a press conference in
Yerevan. In her words, achievement of peace between Armenia and
Azerbaijan will not only lead to stability in the region but also to
normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations.

As for the Armenian Issue, Ms. Calmy-Rey underscored that the Armenian
Genocide in the Ottoman Empire in 1915 was recognized in Switzerland
at the state level as well as by Cantons and municipal bodies.

“Switzerland recognizes and condemns the Armenian Genocide. We are
ready to contribute to any kind of dialogue between Armenia and Turkey
for normalization of relations. But attempts have been fruitless so
far,” she said.

The Head of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs also
reminded that the Swiss legislation maintains an article providing
for criminal punishment for those who deny the Armenian Genocide and
propagates racial and national intolerance.