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Goran Lennmarker: The situation on the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict is more optimistic than I have ever seen before

16 October 2009 08:28 (UTC +04:00)

There have been many meetings between the foreign ministers, and also the presidents of the two countries â€“ Armenia and Azerbaijan; and this is the sign that the negotiations are intensified, and my personal view is that there is a good opportunity for a solution,â€ OSCE Parliamentary Assemblyâ€™s special representative for Nagorno-Karabakh, and the special envoy on Georgia Goran Lennmarker said, APA reports. Asked whether the sides are about to come closer and there is a golden opportunity in the settlement of the conflict, Goran Lennmarker said:
â€œI said that even four years ago, a golden opportunity, and sometimes one may think for how long is an opportunity; but I am glad to say that I think the situation now, late 2009, is more optimistic than I have ever seen before.â€
Touching on the protocols signed between Turkey and Armenia, OSCE representative considers that it will have a positive influence on the entire region.
â€œI think the Turks have made a great contribution for the situation with Armenia but also for the region of Southern Caucasus. I will also mention that the European Union through its Eastern partnership is now â€“ finally, I would say, come in and also give a positive contribution. And that was a positive thing also for Georgia,â€ he said.