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UKRAINIAN, ARMENIAN PRESIDENTS DISCUSS KARABAKH SETTLEMENT
UT1
July 1, 2011
Ukraine
[Presenter] Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has arrived on an
official visit to Kiev.
This is the first visit by an Armenian leader to Ukraine for the
last 10 years. Despite the diplomatic pause and bad weather in Kiev,
the reception was warm, the Armenian president said.
Our correspondent Natalya Malyshko knows more.
[Passage omitted: the official ceremony of the reception]
[Correspondent] Serzh Sargsyan is in a good mood. Yesterday, he marked
his 57th birthday. Today, his Ukrainian counterpart congratulated
him on the birthday and promised assistance in settling the Nagornyy
Karabakh conflict in 2013, when Ukraine presides over the OSCE.
[Yanukovych, in Russian] I want to congratulate you, Serzh Azatovich,
on your birthday and wish you well and peace. We have splendid
partnership and friendly relations in trade and economy both with
Armenia and Azerbaijan. It is in our interests to have this conflict
resolved in a peaceful way.
[Correspondent] Armenia and Azerbaijan were one step away from
resolving the painful issue, Sargsyan said. However, the reconciliation
did not happen during the last talks in Russia's Kazan.
The countries did not agree the text of a peace agreement.
Yerevan continues to pin hopes on international mediation in settling
the conflict.
[Sargsyan, in Russian] The people of Nagornyy Karabakh
are internationally recognized carriers of the right to
self-determination. This right must be implemented. We hope that
Ukraine's presidency will make an important contribution to promoting
principles and values of the organization. We are ready to provide
out broadest and effective support for that.
UT1
July 1, 2011
Ukraine
[Presenter] Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has arrived on an
official visit to Kiev.
This is the first visit by an Armenian leader to Ukraine for the
last 10 years. Despite the diplomatic pause and bad weather in Kiev,
the reception was warm, the Armenian president said.
Our correspondent Natalya Malyshko knows more.
[Passage omitted: the official ceremony of the reception]
[Correspondent] Serzh Sargsyan is in a good mood. Yesterday, he marked
his 57th birthday. Today, his Ukrainian counterpart congratulated
him on the birthday and promised assistance in settling the Nagornyy
Karabakh conflict in 2013, when Ukraine presides over the OSCE.
[Yanukovych, in Russian] I want to congratulate you, Serzh Azatovich,
on your birthday and wish you well and peace. We have splendid
partnership and friendly relations in trade and economy both with
Armenia and Azerbaijan. It is in our interests to have this conflict
resolved in a peaceful way.
[Correspondent] Armenia and Azerbaijan were one step away from
resolving the painful issue, Sargsyan said. However, the reconciliation
did not happen during the last talks in Russia's Kazan.
The countries did not agree the text of a peace agreement.
Yerevan continues to pin hopes on international mediation in settling
the conflict.
[Sargsyan, in Russian] The people of Nagornyy Karabakh
are internationally recognized carriers of the right to
self-determination. This right must be implemented. We hope that
Ukraine's presidency will make an important contribution to promoting
principles and values of the organization. We are ready to provide
out broadest and effective support for that.