NAGORNO KARABAKH TO JOIN THE ASSOCIATION "FOR DEMOCRACY AND NATIONS’ RIGHTS"

Regnum, Russia
July 2 2006

"The Nagorno Karabakh Republic intends to join the Association ‘For
democracy and nations’ rights’ established by presidents of Abkhazia,
South Ossetia, and Transdnestr." The decision was declared by the
president of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity at a meeting with the Java
district administration, REGNUM informs.

On June 14, presidents of Abkhazia, Transdnestr, and South Ossetia
Sergey Bagapsh, Igor Smirnov, and Eduard Kokoity had an official
meeting in Sukhumi where they discussed, in particular, security issues
in the Black Sea and Caucasian region. The parties also discussed the
problem of joint cooperation in confronting external challenges, the
course and the prospects of political conflicts’ settlement. Following
the meeting, the presidents signed a joint declaration which proclaimed
the creation of the Association "For democracy and nations’ rights,"
as well as the joint resolution on peacekeeping activities.

Among the Association’s key objectives are: reaching common goals by
exclusively peaceful means and political methods, based on the mutually
profitable and equal cooperation, the supremacy of the people’s will at
taking nation-wide decisions, and the indispensability of principles of
sovereignty and independence at conducting negotiations on political
conflicts’ settlement. The parties also expressed conviction that
"the peaceful initiatives and the striving for peace will positively
influence the dynamics of today’s international and regional processes
and will receive widest support."