BAKU: Russian Ambassador Does Not Support Military Solution Of NK Co

RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR DOES NOT SUPPORT MILITARY SOLUTION OF NK CONFLICT

Azeri Press Agency
March 6 2007

"Rordyuja’s statement is not to be regarded as the position of Moscow,
as he is not representing Russia, but Collective Security Treaty
Organization," Russian ambassador to Azerbaijan Vasili Istratov
said when commenting on the statement of Nikolay Bordyuja, Secretary
General of CIS Collective Security Treaty Organization.

Bordyuja said that in case of a war in Nagorno Karabakh, Russia will
defend Armenia.

The ambassador stated that Armenia is gradually getting isolated,
and Baku-Tbilisi-Akhalkalaki-Kars project is an example of it.

"It is not right to say that there is no way but war after all these.

I do not consider military solution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
is expedient," he said.