Semneby Does Not Consider Karabakh Process "Absolutely Hopeless"

Semneby Does Not Consider Karabakh Process "Absolutely Hopeless"

PanARMENIAN.Net
06.10.2006 14:30 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus
Peter Semneby stated at a meeting of the EU Foreign Relations Committee
that Armenia and Azerbaijan drag the time during the process of
Karabakh conflict settlement. In his words, Azerbaijan hopes for the
profit from oil to allow the country to become "richer and stronger
from the military point of view." "Building arms is a serious cause
for concern and it has an impact on the circumstance that Azerbaijan
does not consider solution of the Karabakh conflict extremely urgent,"
Semneby stated. At the same time the EU Special Representative does
not think the situation around settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict is "absolutely hopeless." At that he reported he will soon
meet with Armenian and Azeri FMs, reports RFE/RL.