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Interfax, Russia
June 23 2010
Sargsyan criticizes Azerbaijan, Turkey in talks with Merkel
Azerbaijan's position on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict is a threat to regional stability, Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan told German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
"Concerning the problem of Nagorno-Karabakh, Sargsyan expressed
concern about Azerbaijan's repeated claims that it wants to resolve
the problem militarily, which imperils the Armenian-Azerbaijani talks
and is a threat to regional stability in general," the presidential
press service told Interfax on Tuesday.
Sargsyan is in Germany on an official visit.
"The Armenian president also raised the issue of Armenia's relations
with Turkey, expressing regret that Armenia and the world community's
efforts to reopen the last closed border in Europe, and to settle
relations with Turkey, were wasted because Ankara had mishandled the
process, rejecting the negotiated principles," the presidential press
service said.
Merkel and Sargsyan noted the importance of promoting the settlement
of Armenian-Turkish relations without preconditions, and said that the
Karabakh conflict must be resolved peacefully through talks under the
Minsk Group's mediation, the press service said.
From: A. Papazian
June 23 2010
Sargsyan criticizes Azerbaijan, Turkey in talks with Merkel
Azerbaijan's position on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict is a threat to regional stability, Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan told German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
"Concerning the problem of Nagorno-Karabakh, Sargsyan expressed
concern about Azerbaijan's repeated claims that it wants to resolve
the problem militarily, which imperils the Armenian-Azerbaijani talks
and is a threat to regional stability in general," the presidential
press service told Interfax on Tuesday.
Sargsyan is in Germany on an official visit.
"The Armenian president also raised the issue of Armenia's relations
with Turkey, expressing regret that Armenia and the world community's
efforts to reopen the last closed border in Europe, and to settle
relations with Turkey, were wasted because Ankara had mishandled the
process, rejecting the negotiated principles," the presidential press
service said.
Merkel and Sargsyan noted the importance of promoting the settlement
of Armenian-Turkish relations without preconditions, and said that the
Karabakh conflict must be resolved peacefully through talks under the
Minsk Group's mediation, the press service said.
From: A. Papazian