October 2, 2007 - 19:53 AMT
Terry Davis: it's hard to resolve Karabakh conflict before elections in Armenia and Azerbaijan
"I would be happy to see the Nagorno Karabakh conflict resolved this week rather than till the yearend. But reality says it's hardly possible before elections," the CoE Secretary General, Mr Terry Davis said when commenting on the possibility to settle the conflict till the end of the year or before the presidential elections in both states in 2008.

"Parliamentary and presidential elections are not a perfect time for negotiations," he said.

"But months and years pass without resolution. It works against the interests of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh," he said, Trend news agency reports.