TERRY DAVIS: I HOPE KARABAKH CONFLICT WILL BE SETTLED BY THE START OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN

ArmInfo
2007-05-31 13:20:00

Terry Davis: I hope Karabakh conflict will be settled by the start
of presidential elections in Armenia and Azerbaijan

"I hope the Nagorno Karabakh conflict will be settled by the start of
presidential elections both in Armenia and Azerbaijan," Terry Davis,
Secretary General of the Council of Europe told Azerbaijani journalists
while replying to the question "Could presidential elections effect
the settlement of the Karabakh problem".

Terry Davis said the elections will have no impact on the settlement
of conflict and hoped for the solution of the problem by the start
of elections. "It is within the interests of both Azerbaijan and
Armenian people." He also stressed that education, health and other
social fields will be paid more attention if the conflict is settled,
Day.az reports.

The Secretary General said the two countries allocate much defense
expenditures. He emphasized if the conflict is settled, those
financial allocation will be spent on the development of social
welfare, building of schools and hospitals.