MEETING WITH A. MELIKIAN

Azat Artsakh Nagorno Karabakh Republic [NKR]
15 Sept 05
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On September 14 the foreign minister of NKR Arman Melikian met with
the delegation of the International Crisis Group NGO headed by Alain
Deletroz at the permanent representation of NKR in Armenia. Mr.
Deletrose presented the work of the organization, pointing out that
their purpose is to assist to resolution of international disputes and
prevention of wars. ICG prepared a report on the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict entitled `Nagorno Karabakh: Local Conflict Monitoring’.

According to Mr. Deletrose, the purpose of the report is to help the
Armenian and Azerbaijani parties, as well as the mediators to reach an
acceptable resolution through talks. Mr. Melikian pointed to the
importance of involvement of the international community in the
maintenance of lasting peace in the region. He stated that the a
resolution of the conflict may be reached if all the involved parties
are reasonable and practical to recognize that the main conflict sides
are Nagorno Karabakh Republic and the Republic of Azerbaijan; any
attempt to present the conflict as a territorial dispute can be
perceived as an intentional distortion of the reality. At the end of
the talk the head of the ICG delegation extended the report to the
foreign minister of NKR, to be published on September 14. Mr. Melikian
thanked the representatives of ICG, assuring that Stepanakert will get
acquainted with the principles of the report.

AA.
15-09-2005