Arkady Ghoukasyan: The forum is another step to recognition of our sovereignty

Regnum, Russia
June 23 2006

On June 22, the Nagorno Karabakh Republic President Arkady Ghoukasyan
met with the participants of an international scientific conference
"NKR: Past, Present, and Future" held in Stepanakert.

As REGNUM was informed at the NKR President Press Service, having
welcomed the guests representing academic circles of about 10
countries, Arkady Ghoukasyan remarked that holding the authoritative
scholarly conference on the Artsakh land was one more step towards
the NKR’s international recognition and an appropriate presentation
of Nagorno Karabakh on the international arena.

Ghoukasyan said he did not expect the Nagorno Karabakh conflict to be
settled soon, while the adversaries of the issue’s solution brought
the conflict to the political, economic, and even scientific field,
avoiding a dialogue. "We have to accept the challenge, and your
scientific potential and rich experience should become our strong
mainstay in the struggle", noted the President.

In the course of the meeting, the guests exchanged opinions on issues
of science and education development in Nagorno Karabakh. Ghoukasyan
said the administration is ready to examine all ideas and projects
available on the subject. While answering questions, the NKR President
suggested that conferences of the kind become a yearly event in
Nagorno Karabakh.

NKR government Chair Anoushavan Danielyan, NKR government Deputy
Chair Ararat Danielyan, and NKR Minister of Education, Culture,
and Sport Kamo Atayan were also present at the meeting.