EU URGES ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN TO ACHIEVE PROGRESS WITHOUT HESITATION
ArmRadio.am
05.12.2006 14:48
The European Union is inspired with the active dialogue between
Armenia and Azerbaijan directed at the settlement of the conflict,
Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja said at the OSCE Ministerial
meeting, Mediamax reports.
"The European Union welcomes the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group
Co-Chairs directed at the resolution of the Karabakh conflict. The EU
is inspired with the active dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan. We
call on the parties to use the opportunity and achieve progress
without hesitation. We welcome the successes of the OSCE ad hoc
mission, which visited the areas that suffered of fire," added the
Foreign Minister of Finland.
The Foreign Minister of Romania Mikhay-Ravzan Ungurianu also referred
to the issue of the OSCE mission’s visit. He said in particular that
"Romania welcomes the efforts directed at the restoration of trust
between the two parties.
" "The work of the OSCE mission in Nagorno Karabakh and adjacent
territories was an effective initiative, and now this experience
should be used," said the Romanian FM.
In his speech Erkki Tuomioja expressed appreciation for the
ratification of the Action plans with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia
in the framework of the European Neighborhood Policy.
"We hope that the accomplishment of the Action Plan will endorse the
reinforcement of stability in the region and will strengthen EU’s
ties with the three countries of the South Caucasus," declared the
Finnish Minister.
The Chairman of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Goran Lenmarker
declared in his speech that there is a "golden" opportunity for
the settlement of the Karabakh conflict and expressed hope that the
parties will use it.