EDWARD NALBANDIAN: TURKEY’S ATTEMPTS TO INTERVENE INTO NAGORNO KARABAKH SETTLEMENT PROCESS CAN DAMAGE THAT PROCESS

Noyan Tapan
May 14, 2009

YEREVAN, MAY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. On May 14, RA Foreign Minister
Edward Nalbandian received OSCE Minsk Group French Co-chair Bernard
Fassier. They touched upon issues regarding Nagorno Karabakh settlement
process at the meeting. The interlocutors also exchanged thoughts
over regional issues.

According to the RA Foreign Ministry Press and Information Department,
the same day E. Nalbandian received Special Representative of the
United Kingdom for the South Caucasus Brian Fall.

Ways of expanding cooperation between Armenia and Great Britain,
possibilities of activation of partnership between the two countries’
foreign political departments were discussed at the meeting. At
British side’s suggestion they came to an agreement to hold
periodical consultations between Armenia’s and United Kingdom’s
Foreign Ministries.

The interlocutors also touched upon the process of normalization
of Armenian-Turkish relations. In that context B. Fall welcomed the
progress recorded in that direction lately.

Speaking about Turkish Prime Minister’s statements made the day before
in Baku, E. Nalbandian said that Turkey’s attempts to intervene into
the Nagorno Karabakh settlement process can damage that process. He
added that if Turkey wishes to assist problem’s peaceful settlement,
its most correct way will be not to intervene into that process at all.