EU’S SOLANA URGES RESTRAINT, TALKS IN ARMENIA
Agence France Presse
March 2, 2008 Sunday
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana spoke with the president of
Armenia, Robert Kocharian, on Sunday and urged him to resolve the
post-election crisis there as soon as possible, his office said.
"I call upon all parties to exercise restraint so as to facilitate
a quick return to normality," Solana said, according to a statement.
"Dialogue with the opposition should be resumed as it is the only
way forward."
Authorities imposed a state of emergency in the capital Yerevan
late on Saturday following violent clashes between riot police and
protesters demonstrating against the result of a presidential election.
Solana has also asked his special envoy for the south Caucasus,
Peter Semneby, to go to Yerevan on his behalf, the statement said.