MEETING IN THE RA NA STANDING COMMITTEE

National Assembly
June 4 2009
Armenia

On June 2 Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on Foreign
Relations Mr. Armen Rustamyan met the Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Finland to Armenia H.E. Mr. Petri
Salo.

At the guest’s request Mr. Rustamyan presented his assessments on
the regional developments. Touching upon the problem of the Karabakh
conflict regulation, Mr. Rustamyan noted that Armenia was for the
peaceful solution of the issue through negotiations without using
force. In Mr. Rustamyan’s conviction, the Minsk Group process should
be continued as the change of the format can result in tension.

The Committee Chairman believes that the opening of the
Armenian-Turkish border and the establishment of diplomatic relations
with Turkey shall be without any preconditions.

Mr. Salo also noted that the Karabakh problem and the regional
conflicts should be solved through peaceful means, and Finland,
being a member country of the OSCE Minsk Group on Nagorno Karabakh
conflict settlement, would support the peaceful regulation of the
Karabakh issue.

During the meeting other issues regarding the Armenian-Finnish
relations and regional problems were discussed too.