STEPANAKERT HOSTED A FORUM FOR NKR NGOS

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
25.05.2009 18:03 GMT+04:00

Recently Stepanakert hosted the second forum for NKR NGOs, entitled
"Peacemaking. Tendencies and perspectives". NGO leaders and experts at
international programs on trust- building between conflicting parties
participated in the discussion. NKR NA External communication committee
chairman Vahram Atanesyan and NKR International Collaboration Center
Director Janna Krikorova were also invited.

As one of forum participants told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, the
forum focused on NKR conflict settlement negotiation process and
influence of political processes on non-governmental peacemaking
initiatives. Based on discussions, forum participants concluded
that recently peaceful civilian dialogue has had a tendency to being
politicized, which distorts actual situation and forestalls official
political conflict settlement results.

To prevent such tendencies, which have a harmful impact on national
diplomacy’s dynamics and affectivity, forum participants resolved to
create a Social Union to collaborate with regional and international
organizations in different spheres. Forum participants also adopted
a declaration on NKR civil society’s participation principles in
international peacemaking projects.