GREECE IS FOR SETTLEMENT OF ARMENIAN-AZERBAIJANI CONFLICT WITH SUPPORT OF WORLD COMMUNITY

Azerbaijan Business Center
Feb 2 2009
Azerbaijan

Baku, Fineko/abc.az. The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia should
be certainly settled with the support of international community,
considers Greek ambassador Ioannis A. Metaksas.

"This year Greece chairs in the OSCE and in this sense we back
efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group. I consider that the conflict should
be settled between the two countries and of course with assistance
of international community. Greece is faithful to international legal
principles and backs principle of territorial integrity of countries,"
the ambassador said.

Nagorno Garabagh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan started in
1988. Following the conflict 20% of Azerbaijani territory has been
occupied by Armenia and around 1 million of people became refugees
and IDPs.