Dennis Sammut: normalization of relations with neighbors to help Karabakh resolution

PanARMENIAN.Net - Security is a priority issue for Armenia now, Executive Director of LINKS, Director of the Political Strand of the Consortium Initiative and co-rapporteur of the EU Caucasus-Caspian Commission Dennis Sammut said in Yerevan.



"Normalization of relations with Azerbaijan and Turkey will help resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. During the past 2 years, we are periodically told that sides are close to a solution. Europe should endeavor for a peaceful settlement of the conflict and pay more attention to the South Caucasus region. Whether Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan can be viewed as European states is not discussed. The point is how they can integrate into the European community," the British expert said.



The EU Caucasus-Caspian Commission was formed in February 2007 in Brussels with the purpose to weigh prospects of the region. The Commission includes political and public figures from Russia, U.S., UK, Germany, Armenia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Slovenia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran and other states.