WALTER SHWIMER: NKR CONFLICT CAN ONLY BE RESOLVED ON BASIS OF COMPROMISE

PanARMENIAN.Net
19.08.2009 12:02 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ NKR conflict resolution can be achieved only on
basis of compromise as the more the parties will seek to fully ensure
their interests, the more will dangerous neglect last," former CoE
Secretary General Walter Shwimer said.

Schwimmer recalled that the very fact that Azerbaijan and Armenia were
admitted to the Council of Europe at the same time in January 2000,
and that "was linked with the hope that both countries as members
of the family of European democratic states will be able to reach a
settlement suitable for both parties."

"The solution to this conflict will be in the interests of both
countries which, no doubt, instead of confrontation, deserve regional
cooperation. People expelled from their homes deserve a safe return,"
Interfax quotes Shwimer as saying.