GREAT BRITAIN DOES NOT LINK NK CONFLICT SETTLEMENT WITH OIL FACTOR

DeFacto Agency, Armenia
June 20 2006

RA NA vice Speaker Vahan Hovhannisyan believes the Azeri party’s
intention to resolve the Karabakh issue by force of arms is
inadmissible, taking into consideration oil factor and the
international community’s flat reaction.

According to the information DE FACTO received at the RA Parliament’s
Press Service, in the course of the meeting with the U.K. Ambassador
to Armenia John James Cantor and Deputy Chair of the MFA Eastern
Department A. Page Vahan Hovhannisyan mentioned three proposals made
within the frames of the OSCE Minsk group adopted by Armenia, however,
rejected by Azerbaijan. "Baku does not want to see the problem but
to remove the consequences, which is impossible, unless the issue is
resolved", the vice Speaker remarked.

The representative of the U. K. MFA noted certain economic circles
might link the Karabakh conflict settlement with oil factor, however,
that is not the official position of the U.K., which is doing its best
to find a peaceful mutually acceptable solution of the Karabakh issue.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress