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NATO CALLS FOR BETTER AZERI-ARMENIAN TIES
United Press International UPI
Sept 6 2012
YEREVAN, Armenia, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- The NATO secretary-general called
on Azerbaijan and Armenia to take steps to avoid an escalation of
conflict by rebuilding a sense of trust.
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen arrived Thursday in
Armenia, his first visit to the country.
In a speech to students at Yerevan State University, Rasmussen
expressed support for Armenia's partnership with the NATO alliance.
"It's an opportunity we must seize because we all have to gain and
so does the region as a whole," he said.
Armenia went to war with Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of
Nagorno-Karabakh. Tensions rekindled in June when fighting broke out
between Azeri and Armenian forces over the region.
Rasmussen is to visit Azerbaijan Friday. He called on both sides to
break down barriers that interfere with reconciliation.
"There must be no return to conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan,"
he said. "Tensions must be reduced and concrete steps must be taken
to promote regional cooperation and reconciliation."
http://www.upiasia.com/Top-News/2012/09/06/NATO-calls-for-better-Azeri-Armenian-ties/UPI-82841346938986/
United Press International UPI
Sept 6 2012
YEREVAN, Armenia, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- The NATO secretary-general called
on Azerbaijan and Armenia to take steps to avoid an escalation of
conflict by rebuilding a sense of trust.
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen arrived Thursday in
Armenia, his first visit to the country.
In a speech to students at Yerevan State University, Rasmussen
expressed support for Armenia's partnership with the NATO alliance.
"It's an opportunity we must seize because we all have to gain and
so does the region as a whole," he said.
Armenia went to war with Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of
Nagorno-Karabakh. Tensions rekindled in June when fighting broke out
between Azeri and Armenian forces over the region.
Rasmussen is to visit Azerbaijan Friday. He called on both sides to
break down barriers that interfere with reconciliation.
"There must be no return to conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan,"
he said. "Tensions must be reduced and concrete steps must be taken
to promote regional cooperation and reconciliation."
http://www.upiasia.com/Top-News/2012/09/06/NATO-calls-for-better-Azeri-Armenian-ties/UPI-82841346938986/