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20 October 2010 - 14:06 AMT

British State Minister for European Affairs: EU seriously concerned over Karabakh conflict

Europe should intensify joint efforts to resolve the Karabakh conflict, the British State Minister for European Affairs David Lidington believes.

"The Karabakh conflict is of great concern to the EU. We can activate joint efforts to support the process of resolving this conflict," Lidington said in his address at Azerbaijan University of Languages.

Great Britain and its partners in the EU are interested in assisting Azerbaijan and Armenia to resolve the Karabakh conflict, he said.

According to Lidington, Europe is also concerned over recent armed incidents on the line of contact. . "The UK continues supporting the OSCE Minsk Group's efforts to assist conflicting sides in finding a peaceful and sustainable resolution to the conflict, and we will further support them," Lidington said.

He believes that the EU can offer more, particularly to more clearly define how it can assist Azerbaijan and Armenia after reaching the final decision on conflict resolution, Azeri media reported.