MICHELINE CALMY-REY: BOTH TURKEY AND ARMENIA SHOULD BE APPLAUDED FOR THE ENORMOUS POLITICAL WILL

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28.04.2010 11:20

Both Turkey and Armenia should be applauded for the enormous political
will on both sides to normalize relations, a top Swiss diplomat has
said, stressing that the Minsk Group of the Organization for Security
and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is actively working on resolving
the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh, Today’s Zaman reports.

Micheline Calmy-Rey, the head of the Federal Department of Foreign
Affairs of Switzerland, who mediated talks between Turkey and Armenia
leading to the signing of the normalization protocols last year,
told deputies in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
(PACE) that "any developments between Turkey and Armenia should be
viewed in the context of attempts to normalize relations between the
two countries, both of which had shown enormous political will in
recent years."

Calmy-Rey said, "The peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
dispute is being actively pursued by the Minsk Group," adding that
"it is important to encourage meetings that would build confidence
between Azerbaijan and Armenia."