APA, Azerbaijan
June 27 2009
G8 Foreign Ministers issue a statement on Nagorno Karabakh conflict
[ 27 Jun 2009 11:53 ]
Baku. Elmin Ibrahimov-APA. The Group of Eight major industrialized
countries issued a statement expressing support for the peaceful
settlement of Nagorno Karabakh Conflict between Azerbaijan and
Armenia.
The statement, which came on the second day of a three-day meeting
between the foreign ministers of G8 nations in Trieste, Italy, said
the G-8 ministers encourage regional stability and cooperation.
`We expressed our commitment for achieving regional stabilization. We
state our support to efforts carried out to that effect with the
active involvement of the UN, the OSCE and the EU. We encourage all
actors in the region to work towards the peaceful settlement of
unresolved conflicts and to support humanitarian aid programs.
We strongly encourage the development of regional cooperation. In this
framework, we welcome the efforts of Armenia and Turkey to normalise
their relations and the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs to
seek a peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The
Caucasus region has the potential to become an area of peace and
prosperity for all populations.