On June 2 Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Mr. Armen Rustamyan met the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Finland to Armenia H.E. Mr. Petri Salo.
At the guest’s request Mr. Rustamyan presented his assessments on the regional developments. Touching upon the problem of the Karabakh conflict regulation, Mr. Rustamyan noted that Armenia was for the peaceful solution of the issue through negotiations without using force. In Mr. Rustamyan’s conviction, the Minsk Group process should be continued as the change of the format can result in tension.

The Committee Chairman believes that the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border and the establishment of diplomatic relations with Turkey shall be without any preconditions.

Mr. Salo also noted that the Karabakh problem and the regional conflicts should be solved through peaceful means, and Finland, being a member country of the OSCE Minsk Group on Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, would support the peaceful regulation of the Karabakh issue.

During the meeting other issues regarding the Armenian-Finnish relations and regional problems were discussed too.