Armenia holds its positions firms in Karabakh settlement talks, President Serzh Sargsyan said during the meeting with his Croatian colleague Stefan Mesich. The most important thing, according to the President, is Karabakh status and the nation’s right to self-determination. “We are ready to proceed with talks, and the next meeting with Azeri President will very probably take place in St. Petersburg in the nearest future. And I don’t think anyone will thereafter say that Armenia waives its positions,” the President stressed.
Stefan Mesich in his turn underlined that military settlement of old conflicts does lead to anything good. He brought the example of Croatia which gained independence after Yugoslavia’s collapse. “War in Yugoslavia lasted long. We lost a lot of people, but the borders remained unchanged. The best way to achieve conflict settlement is to conduct talks,” Mesich said.
