Serzh Sargsyan set his condition
"I will leave for Turkey if we have an open border or if Armenia is on the threshold of lifting the blockade," said Serzh Sargsyan today in the presence of Serbian President Boris Tadych as he referred to the Turkey-Armenia football match.
According to Serzh Sargsyan, he didn't want to "cause" any trouble to journalists and did not answer any questions. Serzh Sargsyan and Boris Tadych each gave five-minute speeches and the meeting ended.
Serzh Sargsyan presented the range of issues that he discussed with the President of Serbia. Neither president went into detail about the most interesting issue, that is, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Let us remind that Serbia is among the countries that have accepted Azerbaijan's territorial integrity. Serzh Sargsyan only said the following in regard to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict:
"The President of Serbia and I came to the conclusion that regional conflicts must be resolved without application of force, through peace and negotiations based on norms and principles of international law. We are certain that there are no universal ways for resolving conflicts. Every conflict has its origin, motives and process and it is impossible to find a fair and constant resolution without taking that into account."
Touching upon other pages of the friendship between Serbs and Armenians, Sargsyan said:
"Serbia warmly opened its arms to Armenians who survived the Armenian Genocide perpetrated in the Ottoman Empire, particularly the massacres in Izmir in 1922. Our people gratefully remember the material and spiritual assistance that the Serbs provided after the devastating earthquake in1988. We will always remember the Serb pilots who died as they were transporting humanitarian aid for the ultimate goal of extending a hand to the Armenian people."
During his visit to Armenia, the President of Serbia will have a number of meetings, which will mainly refer to development of economic cooperation. Mr. Tadych expressed confidence that there are many in-depth generalities between Serbs and Armenians. "We are peoples who have had our dignity hurt throughout history and we must be able to solve our issues as time progresses."
