EU hopeful mutual compromise on Karabakh will be achieved before Armenian presidential election

PanARMENIAN.Net - «Armenia and Azerbaijan are serious partners for the European Union and the EU is interested in resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict,» EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby told a news conference in Yerevan.



The EU is disappointed over the fact that the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents failed to come to an agreement, he said.



«However, we are hopeful that the sides will concentrate during the coming months and a mutual compromise will be achieved before Armenian and Azerbaijani presidential election. The Nagorno Karabakh conflict has lasted for a long time already and a whole generation unaware of the conflict has grown in both countries. Protraction of this situation is pregnant with complications up to hostilities. The EU is ready to rebuild trust between the states, which was lost during 15 years,» Mr Semneby said.





At that the EU Envoy thinks that the situation has not reached a deadlock, as the negotiations are not stopped.