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New President of PACE: I do not believe the activity of the subcommittee on Nagorno Karabakh will achieve serious results

23 January 2012 14:36 (UTC +04:00)

He touched on the conflicts among some members of the Council of Europe. Answering APA Strasbourg correspondentâ€™s question about the further activity of the subcommittee on Nagorno Karabakh, Jean-Claude Mignon said he does not believe the activity of the subcommittee will achieve serious results.

â€œI do not like to circumambulate in such issues, I will express my views openly. I have never believed that this committee will function and achieve serious results. I consider that we must help the OSCE Minsk Group dealing with the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. The existence and activity of OSCE Minsk Group co-chaired by the US, Russia and France are praiseworthy. I am sure the conflict will be solved within the framework of the Minsk Group. Nagorno Karabakh conflict must be solved. I hope both our Azerbaijani and Armenian friends will demonstrate more common sense at the assembly. I think if the parties continue acting in this manner, it will be impossible to achieve the resolution of the conflict. Everyone must demonstrate strong will. From my personal experience I can say that sometimes strong position should be demonstrated in order to instil common sense into any side. This will serve the interests of all,â€ he said.