ARMENIAN MPS BACK PEACEFUL SOLUTION TO KARABAKH CONFLICT

Mediamax News Agency, Armenia
Oct 6 2006

Yerevan, 6 October: The political forces of the Armenian parliament
believe that the continuation of the talks is the only possible way
to solve the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict.

The leader of the United Labour Party, Gurgen Arsenyan, said today that
"a solution that is mutually acceptable to both peoples can only be
achieved as a result of talks and through clear arguments presented
by the sides," Mediamax reports.

The deputy chairman of the Orinats Yerkir (Law-Governed Country) Party,
Mger Shakhgeldyan, said that delays in the Karabakh conflict settlement
do not meet Armenia’s interests. He said that only constructive talks
can lead to the settlement of the problem.

The member of the Dashnaktsutyun faction, Spartak Seyranyan, said that
the effectiveness of the talks depends on the Azerbaijani authorities,
while the secretary of the opposition Justice bloc, Grigor Arutyunyan,
expressed confidence that the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan
are more interested in delaying the negotiating process "because this
allows them to retain power".