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    Armenia not to trade Karabakh for share in regional projects, minister says

    Mediamax news agency
    22 Sep 04


    YEREVAN

    "Armenia cannot be intimidated by statements that it may remain
    sidelined from regional oil, gas and transport projects," Armenian
    Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan said in Yerevan today.

    The Armenian minister said that "Nagornyy Karabakh has no price and is
    not an object of bargaining, therefore, we are rejecting suggestions
    that by safeguarding its interests the Armenian side is depriving
    itself of the opportunity to take part in major regional projects".

    Vardan Oskanyan added that if neighbouring countries were interested
    in the rehabilitation of the Kars [Turkey] - Gyumri [Armenia] railway,
    Armenia would welcome that.

    "At the same time, if there is an intention to build the Kars-Tbilisi
    railway, we have no objections to that. In fact, Armenia may even use
    it itself," Vardan Oskanyan said.

    "We have never linked the Nagornyy Karabakh problem with regional
    problems and have no intention of doing so in the future either," the
    Armenian foreign minister said.
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