INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP: "INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY SHOULD PUT PRESSURE ON ARMENIA TO SOLVE NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT"

Azeri Press Agency
April 8 2008
Azerbaijan

Baku. Tamara Grigorieva -APA. "Armenia is inaugurating the new
president tomorrow despite it has experienced a crisis of century in
its history.

The international community should put pressure on Armenia for
releasing of political prisons and creation of appropriate atmosphere
for the solution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict", International Crisis
Group stated on the situation in Armenia, APA reports. The Group said
quiet complicated situation was created in Armenia. ICG Caucasian
coordinator Magdalena Fricheva said that seriously suffered democracy
lost in the country, where all power structures were concentrated
in the hands of executive and security bodies. ICG considers that
the US and European countries should explain to Armenia further
complications of the cooperation if it will not achieve the democratic
development. "EU and the US should stop foreign assistances temporarily
if Armenia will not take appropriate steps in the near future".