NATO official denies making proposals on Armenian-Azeri conflict

Arminfo
19 Jul 06

Yerevan, 19 July: The president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly,
Pierre Lellouche, has described as groundless rumours the report by
a source in the Azerbaijani parliament that he has prepared proposals
for the Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents on the settlement of the
Nagornyy Karabakh conflict, Pierre Lellouche himself has told Arminfo.

Lellouche also denied the report, which was covered by the media
in Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia, that he intends "to present the
conflicting parties with several ideas which will make it possible
to avoid political and other complications after the signing of a
peace agreement".

The president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly also described as
baseless rumours the report that he intends to offer the conflicting
sides a number of economic dividends in exchange for compromises that
Azerbaijan and Armenia will make in order to solve the problem, as
well as the report about his possible visit to Azerbaijan and Armenia
this autumn. According to the source from the Azerbaijani parliament,
he will submit his "initiatives" during his visit.