CHESS CHAMPION KARPOV WANTS CONFLICTS TO BE RESOLVED THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS

Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
July 10 2014

10 July 2014 – 8:21am

12th World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov said that the Nagorno-Karabakh
and Ukrainian conflicts had their own peculiarities, but both had only
a peaceful solution achievable only through negotiations. Although
Azerbaijan and Armenia are reluctant to make concessions, they should
still reach a decision, the chess player believes.

He reminded that the Soviet Peace Fund had managed to organize
a meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian intellectuals that had been
followed by a meeting of politicians and a ceasefire agreement. Karpov
added that European countries wanted military activities in the east
of Ukraine to end and opponents to start negotiations.

Karpov noted that chess was popular in the South Caucasus. In his
words, it was less popular in Georgia. Karpov noted that women’s
chess was gaining popularity and Kislovodsk was a center for chess
development.

From: A. Papazian