Levon Ter-Petrosyan: Karabakh conflict resolution not a priority task for West

July 17, 2010 – 13:04 AMT 08:04 GMT
PanARMENIAN.Net –

Armenia’s economic development is impossible without resolution of the
Nagorno Karabakh conflict and normalization of relations with Turkey,
the first President of Armenia said.

`Maintenance of the current status quo will drive Armenia deeper into
the crisis. With protraction of the Karabakh conflict settlement, the
situation may go beyond control,’ Levon Ter-Petrosyan said during the
16th congress of the Armenian National Movement.

According to him, the conflict remains unsettled not because the sides
can’t reach an agreement but because it’s not a priority task for the
West.

Ter-Petrosyan also voiced confidence that the key to Armenian-Turkish
reconciliation is in Russia’s hands.

From: A. Papazian