November 9, 2006 - 14:29 AMT
Brian Fall: UK Ready to Assist OSCE MG in Karabakh Settlement
Secretary of the Security Council at the RA President, Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan received Wednesday the British delegation led by Sir Brian Fall, the UK Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Col. Seyran Shahsuvaryan, RA Defense Minister's Spokesman, told PanARMENIAN.Net. UK Ambassador to Armenia Anthony Cantor was also present at the meeting. Welcoming Armenia's policy on peaceful settlement of conflicts Sir Brian Fall said the UK is ready to assist the OSCE Minsk Group in the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Pointing out to the usefulness of mutual contacts in order to maintain ceasefire in the conflict zone the interlocutors touched upon the recent meeting of the RA and Azeri Defense Ministers at the Ijevan-Ghazakh sector of the Armenian and Azerbaijani border.

When commenting on the conference organized by Wilton Park in Yerevan Sir Brian Fall emphasized that it's the first-ever conference held in a South Caucasian state. When touching upon the current stage of the Armenian-British military cooperation the sides noted the importance of extending the program of English language courses for Armenian servicemen.