The Nagornyy Karabakh leader says Karabakh ready for cooperation with EU
Arminfo
23 Mar 07
Yerevan, 23 March: The Nagornyy Karabakh republic [NKR] is ready for
cooperation with the EU, NKR president Arkadi Ghukasyan told reporters
today after a meeting with the EU special representative for the South
Caucasus, Peter Semneby.
During the meeting Semneby promised to visit the NKR again. "He said
that this [visits to Karabakh] did not cause opposition on the part of
Azerbaijan," Ghukasyan said. He added that specific programmes had
been discussed during the meeting. "He asked us to voice our opinion
about the issue. I think that the EU and we are ready for cooperation
in different spheres. This cooperation can also be considered in the
context of the [Karabakh] conflict settlement. We understand the need
to establish contacts between the NKR and the EU, taking in
consideration that the EU can do much in different spheres – economic
and social, and in promoting democracy," Ghukasyan said.