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Peter Semneby: I hope the improvements observed in the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict will continue

16 November 2009 13:59 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Viktoria Dementieva â€“ APA. â€œI hope the improvements observed in the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict will continue. Much has been achieved up to now. The sides are close to each other and it can not be lost,â€ special representative of the European Union for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby told journalists in Baku, APA reports. Avoiding assessment of the present stage of the negotiations, Peter Semneby said he does not want to comment on the essence of the process of negotiations in the sensitive moment when the presidents are expected to hold the next meeting.
â€œThe fact that the presidents and foreign ministers continue meeting is in itself a positive sign,â€ he said.

Touching on the normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations, Semneby said the European Union assesses this process positively.
â€œWe want to see this region as the one with open borders, where people can travel easily. Commercial relations will bring the countries of the region closer. The present situation in the Caucasus is not normal at all â€“ Armenia-Turkey, Armenia-Azerbaijan and Georgia-Russia borders are closed. There should be a beginning. Much enough has been achieved in this complex process of negotiations. We hope that serious improvements will be made in the other open issues, including Nagorno Karabakh conflict,â€ he said.

Peter Semneby underlined that at the meeting with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov they discussed Nagorno Karabakh conflict, court judgment on bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizadeh.