AZERBAIJAN’S SHORT-SIGHTED APPROACH MUST RECEIVE ADEQUATE ASSESSMENT FROM EUROPE, SAYS ARMENIA’S MFA
Tert
Oct 29 2009
Armenia
"The European Union has certain potential to promote cooperation among
countries in the South Caucasus and can support the establishment of
stability and solidarity in the region. Regretfully, not everyone
shares the pan-European approach of establishing an environment of
regional cooperation and mutual trust. Still back in the preparatory
stages of the Eastern Partnership Project, as well as during its first
actual meetings, Azerbaijan adopted a position of excluding cooperation
with Armenia within the frames of the initiative. I believe this is
a short-sighted approach, which must receive an adequate assessment
from our European partners," said Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Armenia Edward Nalbandian during the "Eastern Partnershp:
Next Step in European Integration" conference.
Continuing, the Armenian foreign minister said that after centuries-old
conflicts and rivalry among neighbouring states, European peoples
decided to combine their dream, will and resoluteness in order to
live and build their future peacefully, safely, freely, prosperously,
and based on mutual values.
"Armenia today is guided by the same vision. And being guided by that
vision, Armenia believes that, in our region, finally universal values
will be established: bringing people closer not only to each other,
but also to Europe," said Nalbandian.