CE SECRETARY GENERAL: FORCEFUL METHODS IN SETTLEMENT OF KARABAKH CONFLICT INADMISSIBLE TO COUNCIL OF EUROPE
Strasbourg, June 28. ArmInfo. Council of Europe Secretary General
spoke at a press conference in Strasbourg. He expressed hope that the
settlement of Karabakh conflict will meet the interests of Nagorny
Karabakh people, Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as the whole South
Caucasus region.
He said he attentively follows the negotiation process as the
settlement of Karabakh conflict is one of the commitments of Armenia
and Azerbaijan to the CE. The commitment implied display of only
peaceful initiatives on the conflict’s resolution, T. Davis said. He
expressed disappointment at the protraction of the process. He said in
the course of the recent international conference he met with Ilham
Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, who informed him of the current
state of affairs. T. Davis intends to discuss the Karabakh conflict
with the leadership of the Armenian delegation to PACE this week. He
reiterated that the Council of Europe is for peaceful settlement
of the conflict on the basis of a compromise treaty. T. Davis is
disappointed about the lack of an agreement unlike the encouraging
moments before the last round of negotiations of the presidents in
Bucharest. Terry Davis said he is well aware of all the difficulties
the parties are facing and tries not to criticize them.