DOES HE WELCOME TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF AZERBAIJAN?

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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Petras Vaitiekunas is in Armenia with an official visit. Today the RA Minister of Foreign Affairs Vardan Oskanyan and Petras Vaitiekunas reflected on 1991 when Baltian Countries welcomed and supported the pan-national movement in Armenia. “Lithuania supported Armenia who was going by the path of independence and the country still supports Armenia in the international structures, including the EU and NATO”, said Vardan Oskanyan. Before the meeting with journalists the parties had discussed issues referring to the European integration to reinforce Armenian-Lithuanian relations.

According to the agreements between Lithuania and Azerbaijan, which regards Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Lithuania recognizes territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. When the Armenian journalists reminded Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania about these agreements, which contradict the principle of nation’s self-determination, Petras Vaitiekunas said: “Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, just like any other regional conflict should be settled in a peacefully based on the mutual agreements between parties”.

He considers that the experience of three Baltic countries may be useful for the Southern Caucasus countries, and for the settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh problem. They established 3+3 format for implementing the mentioned experience in the Southern Caucasus to promote the collaboration between Caucasus and the three Baltic republics. Vardan Oskanyan informed today that they had hold meeting with the mentioned format during various international meetings. “Those meetings, particularly 3+3 format may be useful for the integration process in the region”.

Prime Minister of Lithuania will visit the RA in 2008 within the frameworks of Armenia-Lithuania cooperation. Although the visit of Petras Vaitiekunas is not regional, he is going to visit Tbilisi after the incidents in Georgia. “The EU is concerned with the situation in Georgia. By my visit to Georgia the European Union and Lithuania want to tell the nation of Georgia that they are not alone and that Georgia’s profession of the European values is of great significance for the EU. The visit to Georgia will promote Georgia’s European path. This path is very important for the EU and should be deprived of violence”, announced Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Petras Vaitiekunas.