NKR RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO ARMENIA AND AJC REPRESENTATIVE DISCUSS
ISSUES OF KARABAKH PROBLEM SOLUTION

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YEREVAN, MAY 30, NOYAN TAPAN. Issues relating to solution of the
Nagorno Karabakh problem and the NKR’s approaches to the negotiation
process were discussed by the Resident Representative of the NKR to
Armenia Karlen Avetisian, representative of the American Jewish
Committee (AJC) Ambassador Piter Rosenblatt and the Executive Director
of the U.S.-Armenia Public Affairs Committee Ross Vartian.

According to information submitted to NT by the NKR Resident
Representation to Armenia, presenting his organization, Ambassador
Rosenblatt noted that AJC is one of the most important structures of
the United States’ Jewish community and plays a significant role in
international relations. According to him, they are well informed about
regional problems and developments.

Speaking about militarization of Azerbaijan’s economy and bellicose
statements made at various levels in Azerbaijan, the resident
representative of the NKR once again asserted the Karabakh side’s
willingness to settle the conflict only in a peaceful way and attached
great importance to the international community’s consistency in this
issue.

K. Avetisian expressed a high opinion about the role of the U.S. as a
co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group in the peaceful solution of the
Karabakh problem, especially as the U.S. is the only country to
officially provide annual humanitarian aid of up to 5 million dollars
to the NKR.

Ambassador Peter Rosenblatt, the AJC Director of Strategic Studies
Barry Jacobs and Ross Vartian met with the Secretary of the RA National
Security Council Arthur Baghdasarian on May 30. The interlocutors
addressed issues related to strengthening the links between the Jewish
and Armenian communities of the U.S. and issues of regional cooperation
and security. They also discussed Armenian-Turkish relations, stressing
the necessity to open the Armenian-Turkish border.