PETER SEMENBY: EU DOES NOT ASPIRE TO SERVE AS ALTERNATIVE TO MINSK GROUP

armradio.am
23.07.2007 14:31

The EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semenby said
during a press conference dedicated to hi meeting with Azerbaijani
officials that during the meetings "the state of the negotiation
process on peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict was thoroughly
discussed."

"The European Union will continue searching for ways f or
reconciliation and rapprochement of positions of the conflicting
parties," Semneby underlined. In his words, "the European Union
does not intend to become an alternative for the OSCE Minsk Group,
but tries to assist the negotiations and the conflicting parties."

The diplomat positively assessed the visit of Armenian and Azerbaijani
intellectuals to Stepanakert, Shushi, Yerevan and Baku.