EU Condemns Bellicose Statements On Karabakh Conflict Resolution

EU CONDEMNS BELLICOSE STATEMENTS ON KARABAKH CONFLICT RESOLUTION

PanARMENIAN.Net
19.01.2009 19:16 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The EU is interested in resolution of the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict, a European Commissioner said.

"We will welcome any agreement between the Presidents of Armenia and
Azerbaijan," Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Commissioner responsible for
External Relations and European Neighborhood Policy, said during a
joint news conference with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian
in Yerevan today.

"We believe that the sides should find a compromise solution, in accord
with the principle of territorial integrity and the right of nations
to self-determination. The EU is ready to assist the peace process,"
she said, adding that the European Union condemns bellicose statements
on the conflict resolution.

For his part, Minister Nalbandian said that Armenia is willing to
continue talks on the basis of Madrid principles and the outcomes of
Moscow and Helsinki talks.