ROBERT KOCHARIAN: IRAQI ISSUE SHOULD BE SOLVED THROUGH STAGE-BY-STAGE REDUCTION OF FOREIGN MILITARY PRESENCE IN IRAQ

Noyan Tapan
Apr 18 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 18, NOYAN TAPAN. News agencies reported that during a
meeting with ambassadors of the League of Arab States, the Armenian
president Robert Kocharian said that development of the situation in
Iraq shows that the initial plans did not turn out to be justified and
no simple solutions can be used in this country quite complex by its
structure. The Armenian president noted that the Iraqi issue should
be solved by stage-by-stage reduction of the foreign military presence
in Irag, establishment of a dialog among various ethnic groups within
the country and involvement of interested countries in the process
of peaceful settlement of the situation in Iraq. Robert Kocharian
pointed out the necesity of parallel implementation of these processes.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress