BAKU: Serge Sarkisian: "For Me The Major Priority Is To Reach Peace

SERGE SARKISIAN: "FOR ME THE MAJOR PRIORITY IS TO REACH PEACE AGREEMENT WITH AZERBAIJAN"

Today, Azerbaijan
April 10 2007

"The aim of my government is to reach peace agreement with Azerbaijan
on the Nagorno-Karabagh conflict," the new Prime Minister of Armenia
Serge Sarkisian told "The Financial Times".

Saying that he is going to attach great importance to the respect for
human rights, Sarkisian pointed out the priorities of foreign policy.

He said Armenia will not support US military base deployment in the
Caucasus but will be a friend with Russia.

Serge Sarkisian said his country intends to be the member of the
European Union but never think to join NATO even in the perspective,
APA reports.

He added parliamentary elections to be held in May will be the most
transparent and fair in the history of Armenia.

Serge Sarkisian called Armenian Diaspora to invest in Armenian economic
saying that national share of investment make up only 1 percent of
the investments in the country.

The interview in "The Financial times" included a note where emphasized
that the Nagorno-Karabakh is still under Armenian occupation, and
thousands of people have became internally displaced.

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