NKR PRESIDENT: WE ARE AWARE OF THE GOALS TARGETED AT ACHIEVING NKR’S INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION AND WILL ACHIEVE OUR AIM

DeFacto Agency, Armenia
May 10 2007

May 9 the 62nd Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War,
15th Anniversary of the NKR Defense Army and Shoushi liberation was
celebrated in the Nagorno-Karabagh Republic /NKR/.

To participate in the festivities RA delegation headed by President
Robert Kocharian arrived in Stepanakert.

A military parade with participation of all arms of the NKR Defense
Army service was held at the Stepanakert central square. Defense
Minister Lt. General Seyran Ohanian took the parade.

Upon completion of the military parade the NKR leadership and RA
delegation visited the Stepanakert Memorial Complex and laid wreaths at
a monument to those perished during the Great Patriotic and Karabagh
wars. Talking to journalists, the NKR President Arkady Ghoukassian
underscored great importance of Shoushi liberation in achieving a
victory in the Karabagh war, due to which the Nagorno-Karabagh has
gained independence. "We are aware of the goals targeted at achieving
NKR’s international recognition and will achieve our aim", Arkady
Ghoukassian stated.

Commenting on current militaristic statements made by AR President
Ilham Aliyev, Arkady Ghoukassian expressed bewilderment over the
press’s serious attitude to such >>> statements. In his opinion,
official Baku’s threat to resume hostilities in case the Karabagh
conflict is not resolved according to the Azeri scenario is nothing
but elementary blackmail calculated for the international community.

Touching on the Presidential elections to be held in the NKR, Arkady
Ghoukassian voiced confidence that succession of policy targeted at
the democratic development of the NKR and its international recognition
would be ensured by a new President.