Armenia urges sanctions for military solution to Karabakh issue

December 14, 2012 – 22:09 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met Dec 14
with foreign ministers of Poland, Sweden and Bulgaria.
Prime Minister Sargsyan noted successful completion of talks on
formation of free trade area with the EU in the framework of the
Eastern Partnership as priority for Yerevan, with Armenia planning to
finalize negotiations by the end of 2013.
The ministers, in turn, highly assessed Armenian government’s program
on reform implementation, expressing EU’s readiness to further assist
Yerevan, based on `more for more’ principle.
The officials dwelt on Armenia-EU visa facilitation talks, noting that
the agreement will be singed on Dec 17. In this respect, Prime
Minister Sargsyan noted that starting January 1, 2013 visa free regime
will operate for EU citizens planning to visit Armenia, which will
further contribute to development of bilateral relations.
Dwelling on Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, Prime Minister
Sargsyan stressed peaceful solution to the problem in the framework of
OSCE Minsk Group as Armenia’s goal, noting Baku’s unreadiness for
constructive talks.
`Azerbaijani authorities continue storage of arms and preparing the
country for war. The international community must express clear stance
on the issue in an international document, with the latter urging for
sanctions against any country that will attempt to solve Karabakh
problem by force,’ he said.