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FRENCH AMBASSADOR: TIME FOR RECONCILIATION
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/07/15/french-ambassador-time-for-reconciliation/
14:16 15.07.2013
"France plays an active role in his capacity of co-chair of Minsk
Group in order to find a peaceful and lasting solution to the Karabakh
conflict," US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Pascal Meunier said in an
interview with APA.
"The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan should prepare peoples for
peace, not war," the Ambassador said. "The position of the French
government is to find a solution. We are very committed to this and
have organized many meetings in Paris. It is an issue that we discuss
both with Armenia and Azerbaijan. We want to organize meetings with
Armenians and Azerbaijanis in Strasbourg and Paris," he added.
"The time for reconciliation has come. It is also an approach supported
by the European Union, which also has proposed to organize contacts
between peoples. It is very important. You can not reconcile two
nations if they are told by governments that they are enemies. It
is something that has to be done. I think it is understood by both
sides of the conflict and we hope it will be reflected in actions,"
the Ambassador stated.
According to Pascal Meunier, there is not any rivalry between the
three co-chairs, they work together as a team. "All three countries
work as a team. Because I do not think that one of them can solve
the problem without its two partners," he said.
"Many observers are not expecting a breakthrough in negotiations
this year because of major elections in Armenia and Azerbaijan. But
it does not mean that it will be a lost year. I think it is a year
to prepare new ideas and to discuss them with both sides. Its also
a step forward," the Ambassador concluded.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/07/15/french-ambassador-time-for-reconciliation/
14:16 15.07.2013
"France plays an active role in his capacity of co-chair of Minsk
Group in order to find a peaceful and lasting solution to the Karabakh
conflict," US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Pascal Meunier said in an
interview with APA.
"The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan should prepare peoples for
peace, not war," the Ambassador said. "The position of the French
government is to find a solution. We are very committed to this and
have organized many meetings in Paris. It is an issue that we discuss
both with Armenia and Azerbaijan. We want to organize meetings with
Armenians and Azerbaijanis in Strasbourg and Paris," he added.
"The time for reconciliation has come. It is also an approach supported
by the European Union, which also has proposed to organize contacts
between peoples. It is very important. You can not reconcile two
nations if they are told by governments that they are enemies. It
is something that has to be done. I think it is understood by both
sides of the conflict and we hope it will be reflected in actions,"
the Ambassador stated.
According to Pascal Meunier, there is not any rivalry between the
three co-chairs, they work together as a team. "All three countries
work as a team. Because I do not think that one of them can solve
the problem without its two partners," he said.
"Many observers are not expecting a breakthrough in negotiations
this year because of major elections in Armenia and Azerbaijan. But
it does not mean that it will be a lost year. I think it is a year
to prepare new ideas and to discuss them with both sides. Its also
a step forward," the Ambassador concluded.