ARTSAKH HAS ITS VIEW OVER CONFLICT SETTLEMENT, NKR PRESIDENT SAYS

Noyan Tapan

Nov 17, 2008

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 17, NOYAN TAPAN. On November 15, NKR President Bako
Sahakian met with OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs Matthew Bryza (U.S.), Yuri
Merzliakov (RF), Bernard Fassier (France), and persons accompanying
them, with which he discussed a wide range of issues regarding the
settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. A special attention was
paid to the Moscow declaration signed by the Presidents of Armenia,
Azerbaijan, and Russia lately.

B. Sahakian emphasized that Artsakh appreciates any document that
can have a positive impact on establishment of a civilized dialogue
in the settlement of the Azerbaijan-Karabakh conflict. At the same
time he said that the settlement process cannot be made all-embracing
without NKR’s full-value participation, especially in consideration
of the fact that Artsakh has its own view over the conflict settlement.

The Co-chairs, in their turn, reaffirmed the fact that the conflict
cannot be settled without Nagorno Karabakh’s and its people’s consent
and participation.

According to the report of the General Information Department of
NKR President’s Staff, NKR Foreign Minister Georgy Petrosian and
Personal Representative of OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk
were present at the meeting.