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Sargsyan wants Aliev to win elections. Armenian President said A democratic Azerbaijan is preferable to us as neighbour and partner in talks

Sargsyan wants Aliev to win elections. Armenian President said A democratic Azerbaijan is preferable to us as neighbour and partner in talks

18 August 2013

Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan has hinted he prefers Ilham Aliyev to win in Azerbaijan's forthcoming presidential election since this offers the best hope of resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"A democratic Azerbaijan is definitely preferable to us, as a neighbour, and especially as a partner in talks," President Sargsyan said whilst speaking at the end of a youth and sports festival. "I would not say that just now the negotiating process is active, nevertheless we have already walked quite a long road, and if after the elections Aliyev is able to demonstrate some will and rise above his usual Armenia-phobia, I think this is the most acceptable and preferable option for us."

source: commonspace.eu with agencies

photo President Sargsyan watching an arms wrestling contest at the close of a youth and sports festival on 17 August 2013. (picture courtesy of the Press Service of the president of Armenia)

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