RA AND AR FMS’ MEETING IN GENEVA WAS ARDUOUS

DeFacto Agency, Armenia
March 21 2007

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Goran Lennmarker’s statement on
the possibility of signing an agreement on Karabagh between Armenia
and Azerbaijan upon completion of the Armenian parliamentary election
coincides with Yerevan’s stance, RA FM Vardan Oskanian stated in the
course of a press conference held at the IA Regnum’s press center.

However, in his words, RA and AR FMs’ latest meeting in Geneva
doesn’t offer ground for such optimism. "The meeting held in Geneva
again confirmed availability of contradictions that are hard for us
to alleviate. Although the meeting was arduous, we agreed to meet in
April again. We may manage to come to an agreement, and then it will
be possible to speak of a meeting of the two countries’ Presidents.

Certainly, the meeting will take place after the parliamentary election
in Armenia," Oskanian noted.

RA FM also said Armenia’s position had not been changed:
Nagorno-Karabagh’s status should be determined via a referendum
to be held among the NKR population. As for the Kosovo settlement
option, Vardan Oskanian remarked various approaches should be taken
to various conflicts. "What can work in one case is unacceptable in
another. Nevertheless, if the international community recognizes
Kosovo’s independence, it will have a positive influence on the
Nagorno-Karabagh conflict settlement. If not, we will continue talks to
elaborate a solution admissible for the Nagorno-Karabagh population,"
Armenia’s Foreign Minister underscored, PanARMENIAN.Net reports.