KARABAKH FM SAYS STEPANAKERT WANTS SOONEST SOLUTION TO THE CONFLICT

Armenpress
Oct 31 2006

STEPANAKERT, OCTOBER 31, ARMENPRESS; Nagorno-Karabakh foreign minister
Georgy Petrosian refused to make forecasts about a possible date of
a solution to the conflict with Azerbaijan saying his government’s
approaches concerning the future of Karabakh did not change.

Petrosian refused also to comment on speculations and forecasts that
the conflict could be settled only after 2008 or 2009 when Azerbaijan,
Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh will have had national elections,
saying Stepanakert wants a soonest resolution of the dispute and
establishment of good neighborly relations with Azerbaijan.

Speaking to Armenpress Georgy Petrosian said this kind of relations
between Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan would become a steady guarantee
of regional peace and stability. "Only long-lasting peace is able to
ensure security, freedom and dignity for the people of the region,"
he said.