ACCORDING TO AMERICAN EXPERT, NECESSITY OF SECURITY ZONES SHOULDN’T
APPEAR WHILE SETTLING KARABAKH CONFLICT

STEPANAKET, July 26 (Noyan Tapan). A meeting of heads of the local
public organizations with representatives of the German Marshall Fund
of the United States (GMF), which is engaged in the problems of
conflicts, was held in Stepanakert on July 23. During the meeting the
guests got acquainted with the the numerous aspects of the settlement
of the Karabakh problem. International experts were convinced of the
fact that the majority of the local population prefers to see the
country in an independent status rather than united with Armenia in
the future. Answering the inquiry of the experts how the Karabakh
public will react if the discussion of the issue of the return of the
territiories controlled by the Army of the NKR Defense starts,
representatives of the public organizations of Artsakh mentioned that
almost all the population of the republic adheres to the opinion that
the indicated territories shouldn’t become a subject of political
speculations, as they are security zones for Artsakh. According to
Bruce Jackson, an American expert, the necessity of security zones
shouldn’t appear while settling the Karabakh conflict. According to
the expert, the current uncertain situation in the negotiation process
may create new obstacles in the region, and one should undertake
decisive steps in the direction of the making of the final
decision. The same day, the international experts met with NKR
President Arkady Ghoukassian.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress