ARMINFO News Agency
September 16, 2006 Saturday

NAGORNO-KARABAKH REPUBLIC READY TO DISCUSS KARABAKH PROBLEM IN ANY
FORMATS AND AT ANY INSTANCES

The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is ready to discuss the Karabakh
problem in any formats and at any instances, NKR Foreign Minister
Georgy Petrossyan said today after the annual meeting of Armenian
ambassadors to foreign countries.

Concerning GUAM’s initiative for discussing the problem of "frozen
conflicts" at the UN General Assembly, Petrossyan said that the world
is developing: the Karabakh conflict settlement is a hard problem and
can be discussed at any instances. Asked about the possibility of
transfer of the Karabakh peace process from the OSCE to the UN,
Petrossyan said that Karabakh is getting ready for own role in any
format.

Asked if Karabakh is satisfied with how Armenia presents its position
at the peace talks, Petrossyan said that in its time Karabakh was a
military party to the conflict and now as a result of the talks
Armenia has paved the way for it to become a political party. This is
the biggest result of the talks.

Asked about the meeting of ambassadors, Petrossyan said that it was
fruitful. The sides spoke more about problems than about
achievements. He said that in early Sept they in Karabakh also held a
similar meeting.