Demirel: Turkey Utterly Interested In Karabakh Peaceful Settlement

Pan Armenian
03.11.2005 23:50 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of adoption
of the Helsinki Final act Turkish former President Suleyman Demirel
delivered a speech in one of Turkish institutes. He touched upon
issues of unsettled conflicts on the OSCE territory, including the
Nagorno Karabakh conflict issue. In his words, the unsettled state
of Karabakh conflict "hampers peace, stability and cooperation in the
region." "As a neighbor country of the OSCE Minsk Conference Turkey is
utterly interested in peaceful settlement of the NK conflict, which
should be based on international norms and principles, specifically
inviolability of borders," he stated. "We should keep using the
OSCE for encouraging Armenia and Azerbaijan movement towards an
agreement. OSCE Chairman-in-Office's Special Representative has
actively promoted forming of an atmosphere of confidence for many
years.

This helps efforts to settle the conflict, as well as preparation of
OSCE activities if necessary," the Turkish ex-President summed up,
reported RFE/RL.