FINNISH STATE SECRETARY: THE CONFLICT PARTIES SHOULD SHOW POLITICAL WILL AND COURAGE FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT
Azeri Press Agency
Feb 12 2008
Azerbaijan
Vilnius.Tamara Grigoryeva-APA. "All conflicts of Post-Soviet Republics,
as well as Nagorno Karabakh conflict are not less serious than Kosovo
conflict," said Pertti Torstila, Finnish State Secretary during his
visit to Lithuania.
State Secretary delivered speech at International Relations and
Political Science (IIRPS) of Vilnius University and stated that
OSCE Minsk Group continues its activity to help to parties for
the determination of core principles on the settlement of Nagorno
Karabakh conflict.
"The conflict parties should show political will, courage and mutual
understanding for the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict. OSCE
will support the peaceful solution to the conflict," he said. Mr.
Torstila noted that, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva will visit
all conflict zones in OSCE region and carry out talks with conflict
parties. Special Envoy of the Chairman-in-Office Heikki Talvitie will
engaged in analogical activity.