PETER SEMNEBY SHARES OPTIMISM OF OSCE MINSK GROUP

ArmInfo
2009-06-02 14:40:00

EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby told
ANS- PRESS that the negotiations for settlement of the Karabakh
conflict have been intensified. He shared OSCE Minsk Group’s hopes
that the upcoming meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents is a
new opportunity to bring the stands of the conflicting parties closer.

P. Semneby said that to achieve agreement between Azerbaijan and
Armenia on the basis of the Madrid principles within the nearest
future, the EU relies on the efforts by the OSCE Minsk Group. However,
alongside with this, there is still unused potential that may help
settling the conflict i.e. the Eastern Partnership program that will
give the EU more opportunities to help settling the conflict. One of
the four regional platforms created as part of this program implies
establishment of ties between people, Peter Semneby said.