BAKO SAHAKIAN: NKR SECURITY IN ALL ITS MANIFESTATIONS CANNOT BE SPECULATED

PanARMENIAN.Net
16.01.2008 16:06 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On January 15, the Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk
Group on Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, Bernard Fassier
(France), Matthew Bryza (U.S.) and Yury Merzlyakov (Russia) arrived
in Stepanakert to meet with NKR President Bako Sahakian.

"Today, we again confirmed our adherence to a peaceful solution
to the problem subjecting to criticism the bellicose statements of
Azerbaijan’s political leadership which cannot further the conflict
settlement", the NKR President said after his meeting with the
mediators.

The President noted that though the details were not discussed the
essence of the issue had not changed.

"Our position has undergone no changes. It implies that security
of Nagorno Karabakh in all its manifestations cannot be speculated",
Bako Sahakian said. At that he emphasized the Karabakhi side’s interest
in frequent meetings with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs.

"Each meeting is significant and conveys a new impulse to the
negotiations. We informed the MG co-chairmen of the necessity to
call on Stepanakert in the framework of their regional visit", the
NKR President said.

Asked if he is satisfied with the meeting with the Co-chairs, Mr
Sahakian said, "We will be satisfied when the problem is finally
resolved, i.e. when independence of Nagorno Karabakh is recognized.

Participation of NKR in the talks as a full-fledged part will be
a turning point. Only then the issue will be brought to its logical
end," the NKR MFA press office reports.