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    Ekspress, Azerbaijan
    Feb 14 2008



    European envoy urges Azerbaijan to involve Armenia in economic
    projects


    The newly-appointed OSCE envoy on Nagornyy Karabakh, Heikki Talvitie,
    has urged Azerbaijan to involve Armenia in economic projects.

    "Both sides should believe that they will benefit more from resolving
    the conflict rather than fighting a war, especially in the sphere of
    economic development and trade. In particular, Azerbaijan should
    involve Armenia in its economic projects," Talvitie said in an
    interview with Ekspress newspaper published on 14 February.

    Asked why he thinks the OSCE Minsk Group's efforts to settle the
    Nagornyy Karabakh conflict have yielded no results over the past 14
    years, Talvitie said: "I would not like to speak about the political
    component of the peace talks. This issue is of low importance... If
    the South Caucasus region operates as a single economic zone, more
    investors will show interest in working in this region."

    The envoy said that his appointment showed that Finland, the current
    OSCE chair, was set to pay more attention to the resolution of
    conflicts. "In general, the OSCE's chances to resolve conflicts in
    the South Caucasus region are increasing. But this absolutely does
    not mean that this or some other organization will adopt a decision
    instead of the [conflicting] sides through making statements or
    assisting to implement projects," Talvitie said.
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