ARMENIA’S GREAT LOSSES DUE TO UNSETTLEMENT OF NK CONFLICT ARE OBVIOUS – EU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE
Author: A.Mammadov

TREND Information, Azerbaijan
Sept 27 2006

Peter Semneby, the European Union (EU) Special Representative for
South Caucasus, stated that this year Armenia and Azerbaijan lost
a great opportunity to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Trend
reports citing Armenian News Agency Mediamax.

"If I would have to speak about my disappointment in the first
half-year as a European Union Special Representative in the South
Caucasus, I would definitely remember the inability of Armenia and
Azerbaijan to reach an agreement to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, he said. A very important opportunity has been lost,"
Semneby stated.

"At present I am not very optimistic. Whilst I do not wish to accuse
either side, Armenia and Azerbaijan should think of the threats and
losses that the unresolved conflict has brought about. In the case
of Armenia, the great losses are obvious. The relative isolation
of Armenia is a direct result of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,"
Semneby stressed.

"I hope that finally the leaders and the people of Armenia will come
to the conclusion that it is more profitable for Armenia to resolve
the conflict irrespective of how much it will cost them," Semneby said.