USA, RUSSIA NOT INTERESTED IN ARMENIAN PULLOUT FROM KARABAKH

168 Zham
April 3 2008
Armenia

Arman Melikyan, former aide to the leader of Nagornyy Karabakh, has
said that the USA and Russia are not interested in Armenia’s withdrawal
from the Azerbaijani territories controlled by the Armenian forces,
the Armenian opposition 168 Zham newspaper reported on 3 April.

Speaking at a news conference in Yerevan on 2 April, Melikyan,
who also stood in the 19 February Armenian presidential election,
said that with the establishment of peace in the region Europe will
become a serious competitor to the USA and Russia, as Europe will
get a bridge to the Asian countries, the newspaper added.

Asked about the possibility of Armenia’s recognition of Nagornyy
Karabakh, Melikyan noted that newly-elected President Serzh Sargsyan
will not consider this issue in the nearest future, the paper
concluded.