Serzh Sarsyan: "Problems of national self-determination must be solved on the basis of people's free will"

"Today, we are strongly concerned over the crisis in South Ossetia. This is a humanitarian disaster that needs to be overcome quickly. In this light, we welcome the joint initiative of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and French President Nicolas Sarkozy - the six-point plan of how to overcome the present situation and to attain long-term peaceful resolution," Sargsyan said.

He said that the tragic events in South Ossetia had shown that such conflicts had to be solved on the basis of people's free will. Otherwise, they result in ethnic separatism and violation of the international humanitarian law.

"We have repeatedly pointed to the dangers of the unprecedented efforts of some countries of the region to build up their military capacities in an attempt to solve the existing conflicts," Sargsyan said.

Armenia is ready to provide its territory as a humanitarian corridor. "We are also ready to provide humanitarian assistance," Sargsyan said.

/ArmInfo/