Kocharian: Karabakh conflict will hardly be resolved before 2008 elections in ArmeniaOctober 11, 2007 - 18:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Robert Kocharian expressed doubt that the Nagorno Karabakh conflict can be resolved before the 2008 presidential elections in Armenia. "I think that the sides will hardly come to an agreement before the presidential elections," he said in Brussels during a joint news conference with European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso. For his part, Mr Barroso stressed the importance of resolving existing Armenia-Azerbaijan and Armenia-Turkey problems. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |