THE START OF DIALOGUE ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH IS A WINDOW OF HOPE FOR THE ENTIRE REGION, PACE PRESIDENT
State Telegraph Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
November 4, 2008 Tuesday
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Lluis
Maria de Puig has welcomed recent Nagorno-Karabakh peace talks held
in Moscow.
I wish to congratulate Presidents Aliyev and Sarksyan, and President
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meeting, on their commitment to finding a peaceful solution to the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The start of this dialogue, which will
be followed by intensified diplomatic efforts and the promotion of a
series of confidence-building measures, is a window of hope for the
entire region, said the President.
Lluis Maria de Puig said the Assembly has worked relentlessly over
the past 15 years to bring about a political solution to the conflict
in compliance with international standards and principles and the
commitments which the two states made upon joining the Council
of Europe.
Such a solution is now closer than ever, he added.
According to him, the Parliamentary Assembly stands ready to help
the Parliaments of Armenia and Azerbaijan in all their efforts so
that the process just started proves successful.