EU DISCUSSES NEW IDEAS ON GARABAGH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT
SIA INFORMATION AGENCY
Feb 8 2012
Azerbaijan
European Union's Special Representative for South Caucasus Philippe
Lefort has concluded his visit to Azerbaijan.
EU representative in Azerbaijan Roland Kobia informs that yesterday
Lefort held in Baku talks with the President, the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, and the Justice Minister and also had a separate block of
consultations on the issue of Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over
Nagorno Garabagh conflict.
"Negotiations on the conflict settlement are linked with the initiative
of European Commissioner Catherine Ashton on strengthening of the EU's
involvement in the settlement process. Lefort exchanged views with
the leadership of new ideas to strengthen the EU's role in conflict
resolution. Our ideas are being discussed with the governments of
Azerbaijan and Armenia and are signed in a general way in strengthening
the contacts between citizens of both countries.
Currently we are not ready to disclose fully all the proposed package
of initiatives," Kobia said.
Today, the EU is represented in the Minsk Group on conflict settlement
by France.
Aynur Mehtiyeva
SIA INFORMATION AGENCY
Feb 8 2012
Azerbaijan
European Union's Special Representative for South Caucasus Philippe
Lefort has concluded his visit to Azerbaijan.
EU representative in Azerbaijan Roland Kobia informs that yesterday
Lefort held in Baku talks with the President, the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, and the Justice Minister and also had a separate block of
consultations on the issue of Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over
Nagorno Garabagh conflict.
"Negotiations on the conflict settlement are linked with the initiative
of European Commissioner Catherine Ashton on strengthening of the EU's
involvement in the settlement process. Lefort exchanged views with
the leadership of new ideas to strengthen the EU's role in conflict
resolution. Our ideas are being discussed with the governments of
Azerbaijan and Armenia and are signed in a general way in strengthening
the contacts between citizens of both countries.
Currently we are not ready to disclose fully all the proposed package
of initiatives," Kobia said.
Today, the EU is represented in the Minsk Group on conflict settlement
by France.
Aynur Mehtiyeva