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NAGORNO-KARABAKH: FISCHER URGES PEACEFUL SOLUTION
Der Standard
June 27 2012
Austria
[translated from German]
Yerevan/Vienna - During his visit to Armenia - the first by an Austrian
head of state - President Heinz Fischer has urged a peaceful solution
to the conflict over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Speaking to
journalists in Yerevan on Tuesday [ 26 June], Fischer and Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan stressed the commitment to non-violence and
a common system of values.
Fischer said that he now knows the points of view of Azerbaijan,
Turkey, and Armenia on the Karabakh problem. The issue must be looked
at from all sides. However, a solution can be achieved only be peaceful
means and negotiations, he stated. Sargsyan said the peoples' right
to self-determination and territorial integrity are the bases for
settling the conflict. [passage omitted]
During Fischer's visit four agreements were signed, including one on
development cooperation.
Der Standard
June 27 2012
Austria
[translated from German]
Yerevan/Vienna - During his visit to Armenia - the first by an Austrian
head of state - President Heinz Fischer has urged a peaceful solution
to the conflict over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Speaking to
journalists in Yerevan on Tuesday [ 26 June], Fischer and Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan stressed the commitment to non-violence and
a common system of values.
Fischer said that he now knows the points of view of Azerbaijan,
Turkey, and Armenia on the Karabakh problem. The issue must be looked
at from all sides. However, a solution can be achieved only be peaceful
means and negotiations, he stated. Sargsyan said the peoples' right
to self-determination and territorial integrity are the bases for
settling the conflict. [passage omitted]
During Fischer's visit four agreements were signed, including one on
development cooperation.