June 21, 2005 - 08:23 AMT
BAKU SUGGESTS ARMENIA SHARED USE OF ROAD
Azeri Deputy Foreign Minister, President's special representative for Karabakh talks Araz Azimov stated that he considers the meeting of Armenian and Azeri FMs V. Oskanian and E. Mamedyarov in Paris productive. In his words, issues of common use of roads between Azerbaijan and Armenia through the territories of Nagorno Karabakh and Nakhichevan were touched upon in Paris. Now Baku awaits Yerevan's response. In his words, Baku suggests road shared use and hopes Yerevan will accept the proposal, as the parties are interested in reliable communications. Azimov reported that the common road route is planned to pass next to Aghdam, Stepanakert, Shushi, then Goris region of Armenia, Sisyan with further outlet to Nakhichevan. The Deputy FM considers the project advantage is both parties' use of the road, as in this case none of them will be interested in a blockade. It was also known that to make progress in the Karabakh conflict settlement a donor conference will be convened and international peacekeeping forces will secure the communication, reported Regnum news agency.