RA FM AND UN SEC GEN DISCUSSED KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT

PanARMENIAN.Net
05.03.2007 12:54 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian met with
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

The RA FM congratulated Ban Ki-moon with the election and assured of
Armenia’s readiness to make its contribution as a full member of the
international community. "Armenia actively cooperates with various
agencies worldwide. The coefficient of human development and the
goals of the UN Millennium Development are the fundamental guiding
lines for the further development of the state," Vartan Oskanian said.

Simultaneously with the strategy launched by the Armenian government
for poverty reduction with attraction of inner resources as well
as resources of international organizations and the Diaspora, a new
program targeted at liquidation of poverty in rural areas is being
elaborated, the Minister added.

The RA FM and UN Sec Gen also referred to the processes in the South
Caucasus and the Nagorno Karabakh conflict process settlement. Minister
Oskanian briefed to Mr Ban Ki-moon on the current stage of the
negotiation process basing on the right of the Karabakhi people to
self-determination. In this context the Minister underscored that
statements made in the UN and other international organizations and
conflicting with the reality damage the settlement process and may
cause its protraction, reports the RA MFA press office.