ARMENIA VIEWS COOPERATION IN ENERGY SECTOR AS ONE OF POSSIBLE
MECHANISMS FOR SOLUTION OF KARABAKH PROBLEM

KIEV, APRIL 12, NOYAN TAPAN. A meeting of the ministers of energy of
the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) member states took place in
Kiev on April 9. The Armenian delegation headed by the deputy minister
of energy Levon Shahverdian participated in the meeting.

According to a press release of the RA MFA Press and Information
Department, a Declaration on Cooperation of BSEC Member States in the
Energy Sector was adopted at the meeting.

In response to Azerbaijan’s statement outside the Declaration, the
Armenian delegation also made a statement, according to which Armenia
is ready to cooperate with any country within the framework of the BSEC
cooperation. Armenia views cooperation in the energy sector is one of
the possible mechanisms for solution of the Nagorno Karabakh problem.
The Armenian side expressed regret at Azerbaijan’s rejection of the
opportunity to regulate the regional conflict.