ARKADY GHOUKASYAN: THERE WERE NO SERIOUS OBJECTIONS
DeFacto Agency, Armenia
July 31, 2006
After a meeting with the OSCE Minsk group U. S. Co-Chair Matthew Bryza
held July 29 Arkady Ghoukasyan informed the journalists that one of the
meeting’s principal items was the NKR’s participation in the talks. "I
believe Mr. Bryza realizes that the conflict cannot be settled without
Nagorno Karabakh. Not only he, but all the mediators are aware of the
fact. Sure, we discussed a number of other issues as well; however,
the issue of the NKR’s participation was the first on the agenda".
In the course of the talk Arkady Ghoukasyan presented the NKR’s
official stand on various aspects of the problem. "I cannot say there
were serious objections on his part, as our approaches are logical,
and, naturally, were interesting for them. Naturally, due to the
negotiations’ confidentiality I cannot reveal all the details of
the talks; however, it is obvious that our position differs from the
approaches presented by the mediators to some extent. But I repeat
once again that I have not heard any serious objections", the NKR
President stated.
