BERNARD FASSIER AND ARKADY GHUKASIAH CONSIDER NECESSARY MAKING OSCE MISNK GROUP CO-CHAIRMEN’S AND NKR HEADS’ MEETINGS MORE FREQUENT

Noyan Tapan
Mar 12 2007

YEREVAN, MARCH 12, NOYAN TAPAN. OSCE Minsk Group French Co-Chairman
Bernard Fassier met on March 12 with President of the Republic
of Nagorno Karabakh Arkady Ghukasian. At the meeting held at the
NKR Permanent Representation to the RA, the sides discussed issues
relating to the present stage of the Karabakh conflict settlement
and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmen’s proposals as well as complete
participation of Nagorno Karabakh in the negotiations process.

It was bilaterally emphasized that it is necessary to make more
frequent meetings among the OSCE Minsk Group Ch-Chairmen and the heads
of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh. As Noyan Tapan was informed by
the NKR Permanent Representation to the RA, ideas were exchanged
concerning the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and
Azerbaijan to take place in Geneva on March 14. Georgi Petrosian,
the NKR Minister of Foreign Affairs and Karlen Avetisian, the NKR
Permanent Representative to the RA participated in the meeting.