G8 Calls For Swift End To Regional Conflicts

Armenian President Robert Kocharian (left) with his Azerbaijani counterpart, İlham Aliyev (file photo) (Photolur)

June 29, 2006 -- Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations have called for a prompt resolution to regional conflicts in former Soviet republics and in the Balkans.

In a statement after a meeting in Moscow, the ministers called on Azerbaijan and Armenia to show the political will needed to reach an agreement this year over Nagorno-Karabakh.

They also welcomed the launch of direct talks on Kosovo and urged a negotiated agreement.

(AP)