PRESIDENT OF THE NKR CONVOKED A WORKING CONSULTATION…

Azat Artsakh Daily
19 Feb 09
Republic of Nagorno Karabakh [NKR]

On 18 February President of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic Bako Sahakyan
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 independence and =0 D 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.