KARABAGH PARTIES MADE A JOINT STATEMENT

DeFacto Agency, Armenia
April 19 2007

In connection with the Nagorno-Karabagh Republic President’s elections
to be held July 19 political forces presented at the NKR Parliament –
Artsakh Democratic Party, Free Motherland Party, ARF Dashnaktsutyun
and Movement-88 – made a joint statement.

The document runs, in part, "since the NKR’s declaration serious steps
have been undertaken in the country to create the bases of independent
statehood, legitimate and efficient system of power on protecting the
country’s sovereignty and ensuring people’s security, due to which
it has become possible to prevent the threat of frustration of the
country’s natural development and head for democratic amendments’
implementation", DE FACTO own correspondent in Stepanakert reports.

The statement’s authors note the unity of the stands on forming the
agenda for the coming years on the basis of the following priorities:
the NKR’s international recognition; legislative amendments arising
from the Constitution; further democratization of the governance’s
system; establishment of the institute of public control over the
leadership; elaboration of a new conception of financial and crediting
policy stimulating economy’s development; demographic situation’s
improvement.

According to the document the parties "can support a common NKR
Presidential nominee, including the one proposed under civil
initiative, on the basis of mutual agreement on the provisions of
the latter’s election program and the above-mentioned priorities".
From: Baghdasarian