Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Jan 18 2008

Bernard Fassier: If war breaks out, irrespective of the winner,
problem will not be solved

[ 18 Jan 2008 18:20 ]

It is high time for preparing peace agreement on the settlement of
Nagorno Karabakh conflict, OSCE Minsk Group co-chair Bernard Fassier
(France) said a press conference in Baku, APA reports.

He said that Azerbaijan and Armenia were enemies in former times and
they are enemies at present.
`These countries will be partners soon, and they will be peace
neighbors after the conflict is settled,’ he said.
Bernard Fassier also commented supposition of the start of war again
between the two states.
`The war is not clever variant for the settlement of the conflict. If
war breaks out, problem will not be solved irrespective of the
winner, on contrary it will be deepened. War means suicide,’ he said.
Co-chairs said that they do not see any concrete model for the
settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict at present.
`The model of the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict may play
the role of model for other conflicts,’ he said. /APA/