MIGUEL ANGEL MORATINOS CALLS ON THE PARTIES TO LOOK INTO FUTURE WITH "OPTIMISM AND HOPE"
ArmRadio.am
05.06.2007 16:25
The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel
Moratinos has called on the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to make
use of the existing opportunity to resolve the Karabakh conflict
During the joint press conference with RA Foreign Minister Vartan
Oskanian the OSCE Chairman-in-Office called on the parties to look
into future with "optimism and hope" and not into past.
In Vartan Oskanian's words, "any meeting on the level of Presidents
brings hope and expectations."
"Today there is a certain ground for reaching progress. If no
significant progress is registered at the meeting of the Presidents,
the work will continue on the level of the Foreign Ministers of
Armenia and Azerbaijan," Vartan Oskanian said.
Speaking about elections, the Spanish Foreign Minister expressed the
hope that the presidential elections in Armenia will correspond to
the parliamentary elections in regard to democracy.
"Recently we witnessed the parliamentary elections in Armenia. I
congratulate the Minister and the whole Armenian nation for very
successful parliamentary elections and positive evaluation of the
observers," Miguel Angel Moratinos declared. In his words, these
elections were another step on the way of democratization, and it will
enhance the further progress of the democratization process. "We think
the upcoming presidential elections will be held in the same spirit,"
Moratinos declared.
ArmRadio.am
05.06.2007 16:25
The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel
Moratinos has called on the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to make
use of the existing opportunity to resolve the Karabakh conflict
During the joint press conference with RA Foreign Minister Vartan
Oskanian the OSCE Chairman-in-Office called on the parties to look
into future with "optimism and hope" and not into past.
In Vartan Oskanian's words, "any meeting on the level of Presidents
brings hope and expectations."
"Today there is a certain ground for reaching progress. If no
significant progress is registered at the meeting of the Presidents,
the work will continue on the level of the Foreign Ministers of
Armenia and Azerbaijan," Vartan Oskanian said.
Speaking about elections, the Spanish Foreign Minister expressed the
hope that the presidential elections in Armenia will correspond to
the parliamentary elections in regard to democracy.
"Recently we witnessed the parliamentary elections in Armenia. I
congratulate the Minister and the whole Armenian nation for very
successful parliamentary elections and positive evaluation of the
observers," Miguel Angel Moratinos declared. In his words, these
elections were another step on the way of democratization, and it will
enhance the further progress of the democratization process. "We think
the upcoming presidential elections will be held in the same spirit,"
Moratinos declared.
