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  • BAKU: S.Caucasus Countries Suffer from Unsettled Conflicts: European

    Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan
    Jan 19 2008


    S.Caucasus Countries Suffer from Unsettled Conflicts: European
    Parliament Rapporteur
    19.01.08 11:27

    France, Strasbourg 19 January / corr Trend A.Maharramli / The South
    Caucasus countries suffer from the unsettled conflicts, Lydie
    Polferm, an author of the European Parliament's report on `The
    European Union's More Effective with respect to south Caucasus:
    Transition from Promises to Actions', sad in an exclusive interview
    for Trend.

    She said that the South Caucasus countries inherited the conflicts
    from the Soviet period. The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict particularly
    complicates the relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, poses
    threats to security in the region.

    With this respect Polferm offers to use rich experience of the EU. `I
    hope the conflicting sides will soon resolve the problem. The
    settlement of the conflict is important for both countries and
    population of the region, particularly, refugees who have been living
    in poor conditions for over 10 years,' the diplomat said.

    Polferm said that the attempts taken for use of force resolution of
    the conflict would be the most terrible decision. The victory through
    force will be never firm or establish political stability in the
    region.

    Polferm especially stressed the necessity of seeking compromises with
    respect to solve conflicts. `We support the mediation efforts by the
    OSCE Minsk Group, while the EU can render feasible assistance so that
    the sides could go to proximity and dialogue. The EU has no intention
    to dictate its initiatives, but simply offers its experience for use
    in such situations,' Polferm said.
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