Noyan Tapan news agency, Yerevan, in Russian
28 Jul 04

Karabakh official receives Britain’s Baroness Cox

Stepanakert, 28 July: The people and the government of Artsakh [the
Armenian name for Karabakh] highly appreciate the efforts of [the
deputy speaker of the British House of Lords] Baroness Caroline Cox,
and the international organization Christian Solidarity – which Cox
leads – to assist Nagornyy Karabakh and to protect its interests on
the international arena, foreign minister of the Nagornyy Karabakh
Republic [NKR], Ashot Gulyan has said. He received the delegation
headed by Cox on 27 July.

Cox told Gulyan that she is setting up a new foundation which will
specialize in protecting human rights. The Christian Solidarity
organization, meanwhile, will continue to implement its humanitarian
programmes. In particular, she will continue to assist the Stepanakert
intensive care centre which has achieved, according to Cox,
international recognition.

[Passage omitted: minor details]