KOCHARYAN WILL NOT DECIDE KARABAKH DESTINY
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[08:26 pm] 11 October, 2007
Armenia and Azerbaijan will not come to an agreement in regard
with the settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict until the upcoming
Presidential elections.
"My estimation of the current negotiation process, is that it
is impossible to reach to an agreement on the principles of the
conflict settlement until the presidential elections", announced
Robert Kocharyan in a press conference with the Jose Manuel Barroso,
President of the European Commission, after the negotiations with EU
officials of in Brussels.
The RA President welcomed "the efforts of the US Congress towards
the Recognition of the Armenian Genocide".
"The recognition of the historical truth may not harm the relations
between the US and Turkey", pointed out Robert Kocharyan, reflecting on
the considerations of some congressmen on the outcomes of the adoption.
As to the necessity of reconciliation between Armenia and Turkey,
according to ITAR-TASS, Robert Kocharyan said: "The best resolution in
to start negotiations without preconditions". He reminded that Yerevan
had offered to start such dialogue with Turkey for the last 15 years.