The citizens of Karabakh need freedom of movement, Swiss lawmaker said commenting on the opening of Stepanakert airport.

Dominique de Buman, co-chair of Armenia-Switzerland parliamentary friendship group, noted all the borders, excluding the road connecting Karabakh to Armenia, are closed. Therefore, opening of the airport is natural, he said in an interview with Azat Artsakh newspaper.

Switzerland’s mission is to encourage and maintain peace processes, he said recalling that his country will take over the OSCE presidency in 2013.  

It is a 500-year-old tradition, Switzerland offers its mediation to the nations willing to find longstanding and stable solution, Buman said during his visit to Nagorno-Karabakh.

He noted Switzerland is striving to maintain good relations with all regional states but the sides must have mutual understanding and come to compromise.

As to extradition and pardon of Azerbaijani axe-murderer Ramil Safarov, Buman said they were appalled seeing glorification of the criminal.