Semneby Does Not Consider Karabakh Process «Absolutely Hopeless»

PanARMENIAN.Net - EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby stated at a meeting of the EU Foreign Relations Committee that Armenia and Azerbaijan drag the time during the process of Karabakh conflict settlement. In his words, Azerbaijan hopes for the profit from oil to allow the country to become «richer and stronger from the military point of view.» «Building arms is a serious cause for concern and it has an impact on the circumstance that Azerbaijan does not consider solution of the Karabakh conflict extremely urgent,» Semneby stated. At the same time the EU Special Representative does not think the situation around settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict is «absolutely hopeless.» At that he reported he will soon meet with Armenian and Azeri FMs, reports RFE/RL.