Serzh Sargsyan: Armenia’s Foreign Policy Is Based On Mutually Benefi

SERZH SARGSYAN: ARMENIA’S FOREIGN POLICY IS BASED ON MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL COOPERATION WITH GLOBAL AND REGIONAL PLAYERS

Thursday, November 29, 19:43

The ongoing processes in the South Caucasus are complicated and hard
to predict. They are at the junction of interests of the regional
force centers, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan says in his address
to the participants of international conference “Regional Security
Dynamics in the South Caucasus” in Yerevan. The address was read out
by Chairman of the Political Science Association of Armenia, Doctor
of Political Science Hayk Kotanjian.

“This fact creates challenges for the countries of the region and opens
new opportunities. The foreign policy of Armenia is based on mutually
beneficial cooperation with global and regional players. We are sure
that open borders and implementation of joint economic projects can
stimulate establishment of atmosphere of confidence in the region”,
Sargsyan says in the address.

The address also points out that in order to establish stability
in the South Caucasus region it is important to settle the regional
conflicts exclusively in the peaceful way on the basis of international
legal norms. “The only acceptable format of the Karabakh conflict
settlement for Armenia is the OSCE Minsk Group. I’d like to point out
that ensuring physical security of Karabakh people and their right
to self-determination is the pledge of long-term peace and stability
in the region”, the president says in his address. In this context,
he adds that it is very important to return Nagorno-Karabakh to the
negotiation table.

He also stresses in his address that Azerbaijan’s xenophobia against
Armenians and Beku’s aggressive statements are escalating the tension
in the South Caucasus. “In the current situation, Armenia has to pay
special attention to its defensive system as a factor restraining the
Azerbaijani aggression and ensuring stability in the South Caucasus”,
he says.

Serzh Sargsyan says in his address that unlike Ankara, Yerevan remains
committed to its initiative to normalize relations with Turkey.