FINNISH FOREIGN MINISTER UPBEAT ON KARABAKH RESOLUTION

Mediamax news agency, Yerevan,
2 Oct 06

Yerevan, 2 October: Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, who
heads the delegation of the EU Troika, said in Yerevan today that
"the European Union entirely backs the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group
and believes that the window of possibilities for the settlement of
the Karabakh conflict remains open".

Erkki Tuomioja said at a news conference in Yerevan today that the
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen, who will start their visit to the
region on 3 October [they will be in Armenia on 3 October], visited
Helsinki last week and briefed the Finnish presidency of the EU on
the situation in the negotiating process, Mediamax reports.

"We believe that the window of possibilities for the settlement of
the Karabakh conflict remains open and call on the sides to take
advantage of this opportunity," Tuomioja said.