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KARABAKH, ABKHAZIAN CONFLICTS WOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED, IF ...
Tert.am
10.05.11
The South Caucasus would live in peace, if Armenia, Azerbaijan and
Georgia were ruled by Karen Demirchyan, Heydar Aliyev and Eduard
Shevardnadze respectively, Georgia's former president has said.
In an interview with the Azerbaijani news website Vesti.az, Eduard
Shevardnadze said that the Karabakhi and the Abkhazian conflicts
would have been solved, if the former presidents were in office.
"... You know, there were three serious leaders - Aliyev, Demirchyan
and Shevardnadze - who would manage to control the situation in the
countries," said he.
"We were in close cooperation with each other. There would not be any
conflict, if we three were the leaders of those countries," he added.
"But Demirchyan was assassinated by terrorists at Armenia's
parliament. I am very sorry about it."
"If Demirchyan were alive, and Heydar Aliyev was with us, the conflicts
of Karabakh and Abkhazia would have been resolved far long ago,"
he was quoted as saying.
Further, he said that Georgia needs to normalize relations with Russia
to ensure stability.
"We have such a strong neighbor as Russia. Relations with it are
gradually being normalized," said Shevardnadze. "There have already
been a couple of meetings between Armenia and Azerbaijan. That is an
important condition for the Karabakh conflict."
"If we live in good-neighborly relations with Russia, the Abkhazian
issue will be settled. I do believe in it," said Eduard Shevardnadze.
From: A. Papazian
Tert.am
10.05.11
The South Caucasus would live in peace, if Armenia, Azerbaijan and
Georgia were ruled by Karen Demirchyan, Heydar Aliyev and Eduard
Shevardnadze respectively, Georgia's former president has said.
In an interview with the Azerbaijani news website Vesti.az, Eduard
Shevardnadze said that the Karabakhi and the Abkhazian conflicts
would have been solved, if the former presidents were in office.
"... You know, there were three serious leaders - Aliyev, Demirchyan
and Shevardnadze - who would manage to control the situation in the
countries," said he.
"We were in close cooperation with each other. There would not be any
conflict, if we three were the leaders of those countries," he added.
"But Demirchyan was assassinated by terrorists at Armenia's
parliament. I am very sorry about it."
"If Demirchyan were alive, and Heydar Aliyev was with us, the conflicts
of Karabakh and Abkhazia would have been resolved far long ago,"
he was quoted as saying.
Further, he said that Georgia needs to normalize relations with Russia
to ensure stability.
"We have such a strong neighbor as Russia. Relations with it are
gradually being normalized," said Shevardnadze. "There have already
been a couple of meetings between Armenia and Azerbaijan. That is an
important condition for the Karabakh conflict."
"If we live in good-neighborly relations with Russia, the Abkhazian
issue will be settled. I do believe in it," said Eduard Shevardnadze.
From: A. Papazian