NKR IMPORTANT PART OF REGIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM TODAY: NKR VICE FM

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
March 31 2006

YEREVAN, March 31. /ARKA/. Nagorno-Karabakh is important part of the
regional security system today, the Permanent Representation of the
NKR in the USA reported that NKR Vice Foreign Minister Masis Mailyan
stated this during the activity on the topic “The Karabakh Conflict:
View from Stepanakert”.

In his talk Mailyan represented the NKR authorities’ position regarding
the peaceful settlement to the conflict and pointed out factors of
the regional security and stability: strengthening of the ceasefire
agreement, inclusion of the NKR in international processes and its
international recognition.

The meeting was organized by the Center of Strategic and
International Researches on Tuesday. Participating in the activity
were representatives of the US Department of State and Pentagon,
foreign diplomats, NGOs, Azerbaijani reporters and experts, and also
representatives of the Armenian Diaspora.

On the same day Mailyan, together with the permanent representative of
the NKR in the USA Vardan Barseghyan, met with Vice Co-Chair of the
OSCE Minsk Group from the USA, Head of the Department of Caucasian
Countries Elizabeth Ruti. They discussed the current process of
settlement to the Karabakh conflict.

The NKR Vice Foreign Minister also met with members of the committee
of directors of the Americans of Artsakh organization. During the
meeting they discussed the organization’s program in the sphere of
democracy and governance, and also Artakh’s economic development.

Mailyan one more time stated that the NKR Foreign Ministry is ready
to contribute to the organization’s program.