Armenia voices support for Canada
The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Canada, Edward Nalbandian and Lawrence Cannon, held second-round talks in Ottawa.
The parties emphasised the importance of reciprocal high-level visits and conduct of periodic consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs.
The Foreign Minister dwelt on the agenda of the forthcoming G8 and G20 summits in Canada.
Edward Nalbandian voiced support for Canada's candidacy during the elections of the UN Security Council non-permanent member.
The two talked about the urgent international issues and the ways of their solution.
Edward Nalbandian also had a meeting with the Canadian Minister for Science and Technology, Gary Goodyear. The interlocutors discussed the opportunities of development of cooperation between Armenia and Canada in the fields of science and technology.
Minister Goodyear said he would pursue the promotion of establishment of ties between scientific-educational institutions of Armenia and Canada.
The same day Minister Nalbandian participated in the sitting of the House of Representatives and visited Carlton University, where he delivered a lecture on Armenia's foreign policy.
In his speech Minister Nalbandian presented the current state and perspectives of the Armenian-Canadian relations, Armenia's regional policy and the process of normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations.
Touching upon the prospects of settlement of the Karabakh issue, Minister Nalbandian stated: "The use of force or the threat of force should not be used as a trump card in the negotiations. The bellicose statements of the Azerbaijani leadership, propagation of national hatred are not only a violation of international law, but also contradict the false promises of Azerbaijan to ensure the prosperity of the Karabakhi population in the future. How cynical should one be to threat to kill the one he promises to take care of? It's impossible to solve the issue by suggesting the cause of the conflict as a mechanism of its settlement."
Today the Azeri leadership has an illusion that the waving of the Azerbaijani flag in Stepanakert will mean settlement of the conflict. In reality, it was the imposition of this very flag in 1921 by Stalin that served as a reason for the conflict," Edward Nalbandian stated.
The Armenian FM answered the questions sounded by experts, diplomats and students.
