NKR AUTHORITIES POSITIVELY TAKE THE MUTUAL VISITS OF AZERI AND
KARABAKH JOURNALISTS AND PUBLIC FIGURES

YEREVAN, June 15. /ARKA/. NKR authorities positively take the mutual
visits of Azeri and Karabakh journalists and public figures, as they
believe that it is necessary to pay appropriate attention to the
internal life of the neighboring country, stated Arman Melikyan, the
NKR Foreign Minister in his interview to Second Armenian TV channel.
According to him, as long as this state treats NKR with hostility, it
is necessary to be well-aware of the mood of Azeri society, as whatever
appears in the Azeri press and other mass media proceeds only from
the interest of local political elite. He also said that in essence,
the Azeri authorities try to protect the society against truth about
Nagorno Karabakh “We should bring that truth to Azerbaijanis”, said
Melikyan and added that the Azeri people have the right to know what
takes place in Karabakh and Nagorno Karabakh is ready to provide such
an opportunity to Azeri journalists and public figures. The Minister
reminded that Azerbaijanis had many times come to Nagorno Karabakh,
communicated with representatives of all strata, both the authorities
and common people and formed clear ideas of today’s life of NKR,
expectations of its people and ideas for the future. “And when they
become confident that NKR people see their country only independent
and are ready to establish relations with Azerbaijan only proceeding
from this stance, this, in my opinion, is