HEIKKI TALVITIE : NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT SHOULD BE SOLVED TO ACHIEVE STABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE REGION

Azeri Press Agency
Jan 9 2008
Azerbaijan

"I am one of the persons who interests in the peaceful solution to
Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Steps should be taken for the settlement
of conflict," Heikki Talvitie, European Union special Representative
for South-Caucasus told the correspondent of APA’s Georgia bureau
in Tbilisi

Mr. Talvitie has observed the presidential elections in Georgia with
the delegation OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human
Rights. He mentioned that co-chairs will pay an official visit to
region in the middle of January and appreciated the activity of OSCE
Minsk Group.

"We should try to solve the conflict to achieve stability and
development in the region. It is difficult to say that when it will
be solved because this is very protracted, difficult and confused
conflict," he said. Mr. Talvitie stated that both Armenia and
Azerbaijan tried for the solution to the conflict.