Armenian foreign minister, EU official discuss Karabakh issue

Arminfo
28 Apr 07

Yerevan, 28 April: Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan, who
is on an official visit to Brussels, has met EU foreign policy chief
Javier Solana in the Belgian capital.

The information and press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry
reported today that the prospects of the development of Armenia-EU
relations were discussed. Oskanyan expressed Armenia’s desire to
strengthen the political dialogue with the EU. The officials talked
about a peaceful resolution of the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict. They
discussed the results of the Belgian stage of the talks between the
foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Oskanyan said that if there is political will from Azerbaijan, there
will be progress soon. Oskanyan confirmed Armenia’s position on the
UN General Assembly resolution which concerned the GUAM [Georgia,
Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova] initiative [to raise the issue of
frozen conflicts at the UN]. He stressed the negative impact of this
initiative on the negotiating process. Afterwards, the officials
exchanged opinions on Armenian-Turkish relations, nuclear issues,
and the latest events concerning EU-Iran relations.