news.am, Armenia
Nov 14 2009

Minsk process is very important: Jagland

11:44 / 11/14/2009`OSCE Minsk Group is the only international process
that can solve Karabakh issue or at least pave the way for a peaceful
solution,’ Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn
Jagland told in the interview with Azerbaijani APA news agency on
November 14.

`I must say that the parties’ membership to the Council of Europe is
an important factor because of they have additional grounds in finding
a solution,’ the official said, adding that it would help the sides to
`find a quick and easy solution to the conflict.’

He also emphasized that considers Minsk Group’s role significant:
`Minsk process is very important. Conflicts are resolved in this way
and Europe is built in this way.’

Jagland also touched upon Armenia-Turkey reconciliation and
interrelation of two regional processes, underlining that he considers
the process `can have a positive influence on the existing conflicts
in the region.’

`The contradictions between countries from earlier times make it
impossible to make even small progress in resolving conflicts. That
is, the Turkey-Armenia rapprochement is a consequence of the presence
of uniform norms and values in these countries because they are both
the members of the Council of Europe. In such circumstances, it is
natural to seek solutions to existing problems. This is to some extent
like the processes that occurred in Europe after the Second World
War,’ stated Jagland.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress