NKR FM COMMENTS ON THE CRITICAL MATERIALS ADDRESSED TO NKR
FOREIGN MINISTRY PUBLISHED IN LOCAL PUBLIC NEWSPAPER “DEMO”

STEPANAKERT, FEBRUARY 7. ARMINFO. <We need freedom of speech, but
there is a line, and when exceeding the press becomes “yellow”. The
most important for the image of both the newspaper and the state is
not to exceed this line,> said NKR Foreign Minister Arman Melikyan
commenting on the critical materials addressed to NKR Foreign Ministry
published in the local public newspaper “Demo.”

According to ARMINFO’s special correspondent to Stepanakert, the
minister gave a high assessment of the existence of publications able
to present various, including opposition, views. He called part of
the material corresponding to reality and the other part groundless.

Appointed to the post of Foreign Minister two months ago, Arman
Melikyan considers that the work of NKR Foreign Ministry needs serious
coordination. He said that there were programs to be elaborated within
the year and the public would be informed of the results. He said that
a number of employees would get an opportunity to undergo practical
courses abroad. <To get real information on the real situation, we
should carefully study the work of our offices and all the fields of
their cooperation, > the minister said.

In response to the question about frequent visit of NKR Foreign
Minister to Yerevan, Arman Melikyan said that his residence was in
Stepanakert, but he was to “stay in Yerevan and other places” for
some current tasks.