KOCHARIAN FEELS MENACE
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[04:54 pm] 31 October, 2007
"No final solution in the settlement of the Karabakh conflict is
possible before the presidential election of 2008," RA President
Robert Kocharian said today during a briefing with journalists.
He does not share mediators’ optimism in view of the conflict
resolution.
"We must confess that there is some progress in the negotiation
process, but I’m not that optimistic to suggest that concrete results
may be achieved before the presidential election. The negotiation
process continues, which has both positive and negative sides,"
the President said.
According to Mr. Kocharian, the document under discussion shows that
the negotiation process has passed a certain way, but the militant
statements of the Azeri leadership create the impression that the
processes have nothing to do with each other.
"That is why the bases for optimism are not broad today. There are
challenges, which we must take into consideration in our policy,"
Robert Kocharian said.