KOCHARIAN: KARABAKH INDEPENDENCE NOT ARTICLE OF COMMERCE

PanARMENIAN.Net
07.11.2007 13:19 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "The situation in Nagorno Karabakh is far from
being completely settled, although I believe it’s possible," Armenian
President Robert Kocharian said at Imperial Alexander University
of Helsinki.

There is a possibility of a stepwise resolution but it should be
package deal, according to him.

"Independence of Nagorno Karabakh cannot be an article of commerce. No
one sells freedom. Selling others’ freedom is immoral," the President
said.

Discussing the problem with Finnish President Tarja Halonen, the
Armenian leader focused on Finland’s coming presidency in the OSCE.

"Finland will attempt to guide the process correctly," Mrs. Halonen
remarked.

For his part, the President Kocharian noted that during Finland’s
chairmanship in the EU, Armenia signed cooperation agreements with the
European Union and voiced opinion that "in most cases our standpoints
meet," ITAR-TASS reports.