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    BRITISH STATE MINISTER: EUROPE SHOULD INTENSIFY JOINT EFFORTS TO RESOLVE NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT

    Today
    http://www.today.az/news/politics/75328.html
    Oct 20 2010
    Azerbaijan

    Europe should intensify joint efforts to resolve the
    Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the British State
    Minister for European Affairs David Lidington believes.

    "The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is of great concern to the EU. We can
    make joint efforts to support the process of resolving this conflict
    more active," Lidington said today addressing the Azerbaijan University
    of Languages speaking on Azerbaijan's role in Europe.

    Great Britain and its partners in the EU are interested in assisting
    Azerbaijan and Armenia to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
    he said.

    According to Lidington, recent armed incidents on the contact line
    also concerns Europe.

    "The UK continues supporting the OSCE Minsk Group's efforts to assist
    the conflict sides to find peaceful and sustainable resolution of
    the conflict, and we will further support them," Lidington said.

    He believes that the EU can offer more, particularly to more clearly
    define how it can assist Azerbaijan and Armenia after reaching the
    final decision [on conflict resolution].

    "My visit to Baku aims at evaluating the directions in what the UK
    and the EU can provide effective assistance," Lidington said.

    According to Lidington, the common security is one of the reasons
    why the UK strives for close partnership with Azerbaijan. The UK
    supports Azerbaijan's choice to integrate into the European and
    Euro-Atlantic organizations, because all that is happening in EU
    neighboring countries directly impact the EU, he said.

    "The development of stable, safe, democratic societies in these
    countries help to strengthen the EU itself," Lidington said.




    From: A. Papazian
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