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ITAR-TASS, Russia
June 21, 2013 Friday 02:06 PM GMT+4
Stability in North Caucasus cannot be ensured without Karabakh
settlement - EU Council President
BRUSSELS June 21
- Stability in the North Caucasus cannot be ensured without the
Karabakh settlement, EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy said.
At the meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliyev on Friday, Van
Rompuy said the European Union backed the efforts taken by the OSCE
Minsk Group and its principles of the settlement of the conflict - the
renunciation of use of force, the observance of territorial integrity
and the rights of ethnic minorities.
Aliyev said, "The principle of self-determination of nations cannot
run counter the states' territorial integrity."
The meeting also focused on democratic reforms and Azerbaijan's
participation in the Eastern Partnership, which was set up to allow
former USSR republics to take part in the EU structures.
Presidential elections in Azerbaijan due to take place in October will
be the indicator of democratic reforms in the republic, Van Rompuy
said.
From: Baghdasarian
June 21, 2013 Friday 02:06 PM GMT+4
Stability in North Caucasus cannot be ensured without Karabakh
settlement - EU Council President
BRUSSELS June 21
- Stability in the North Caucasus cannot be ensured without the
Karabakh settlement, EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy said.
At the meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliyev on Friday, Van
Rompuy said the European Union backed the efforts taken by the OSCE
Minsk Group and its principles of the settlement of the conflict - the
renunciation of use of force, the observance of territorial integrity
and the rights of ethnic minorities.
Aliyev said, "The principle of self-determination of nations cannot
run counter the states' territorial integrity."
The meeting also focused on democratic reforms and Azerbaijan's
participation in the Eastern Partnership, which was set up to allow
former USSR republics to take part in the EU structures.
Presidential elections in Azerbaijan due to take place in October will
be the indicator of democratic reforms in the republic, Van Rompuy
said.
From: Baghdasarian