Sargsyan: "Karabakhis are as European"
"There have to be fair and sustainable solutions to the unresolved conflicts. We stay true to the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict backed by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs," Serzh Sargsyan announced at the EU Eastern Partnership Summit in Warsaw.
According to him, Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh see the people's physical security and owning their fate as the key to the solution of the issue.
"The people of Nagorno-Karabakh are as European as each of us. They are making great efforts to advance their institutions in line with the values that we proclaim as general, and that deserves attention and support. Not paying attention to the people of Nagorno-Karabakh in no way contributes to a fair resolution of the conflict," Serzh Sargsyan said.
He stressed that the OSCE Minsk Group is the platform for deep and comprehensive discussion, and that is why he didn't respond to the Azerbaijani President's groundless allegations against Armenia in Warsaw.
"The EU, as it has declared several times, is in favor of ensuring favorable conditions for a peaceful settlement of the conflict and strengthening confidence, and we only welcome that. The EU can solve this issue successfully through the Eastern Partnership Plan a major component of which is regional cooperation. If we can reasonably take advantage of this opportunity, partnering and EU-member states will win.
With the desire and enough political will, no issue, including conflicts, can serve as a barrier for cooperation," Sargsyan said.
