NKR PRESIDENT CONVOKED A CONSULTATION ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE FOREIGN MINISTRY

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2009-02-19 10:26
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

On 18 February President of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic Bako Sahakyan
convoked a working consultation on the summing up the activities of
the NKR Foreign Ministry in 2008 and action plan for the year of 2009.

NKR foreign minister Georgy Petrosyan, permanent representatives of
the republic abroad and the head of International Cooperation Center
under the foreign ministry delivered reports.

In his speech the Head of the State touched upon issues that should
become the basis for further activities of the republic’s foreign
ministry. The President gave some instructions to solve these issues
in an effective way.

In particular, it is necessary further strengthen ties between the
ministry’s central apparatus and the permanent representation missions,
reorganize the work of the missions deepening and widening cooperation
with local Armenian communities, political and analytical circles of
the host states.

Bako Sahakyan also spoke about the fundamentals of the NKR’s foreign
policy, which are balanced and multidirectional foreign policy,
commitment to peaceful settlement of the Azerbaijani-Karabagh
conflict, restoration of the full-fledged negotiation format with
full participation of Artsakh as party to the negotiation.

The President once again underlined that indep endence and security
of Artsakh are exclusive values and cannot be doubted.

The head of the Office of the NKR President, secretary of the security
council Marat Mousaelyan, senior officials of the Office of the
President and the Foreign Ministry partook at the consultation.