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Nov 5 2008

PACE President Urges Armenian, Azeri Leaders to Continue Dialogue on
Karabakh

Wednesday, November 05, 2008 8:57 PM

(Source: Daily News Bulletin; Moscow – English)BAKU. Nov 5 (Interfax)
– Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) President Lluis
Maria de Puig has called on the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia to
continue dialogue to find a peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh
problem, the Council of Europe said in a statement. "I wish to
congratulate Presidents Aliyev and Sarksyan, and President Medvedev,
who facilitated the 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," the statement quoted de Puig as saying.

He said 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 [] is now closer
than ever."

"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," he said.

It was reported earlier that the president of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and
Russia signed a declaration on settling the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict
in Moscow on November 2.

(c) 2008 Daily News Bulletin; Moscow – English

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress