"THE KARABAGH CONFLICT: NEW REALITIES" CONFERENCE TAKEN PLACE IN STEPANAKERT
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2009-07-09 17:29
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
"The Karabagh Conflict: New Realities" conference, organized by the
Caucasus Institute (Yerevan) and supported by the German Henry Bell
Foundation, took place in Stepanakert.
Political scientists from Armenia, Georgia, and Nagorno Karabagh,
as well as public representatives participated in the conference.
Opening the conference, Director of the Caucasus Institute Alexander
Iskandarian noted the importance of holding similar events just on
the Karabagh land.
Head of the Henry Bell Foundation’s Office in the South Caucasus Iris
Kempe made a speech called "New Prospects of the South Caucasus’
Euro-integration and Its Influence on the Regional Conflicts
Settlement". Speaking of the "Eastern Partnership" European program,
she noted that its final success would depend on the stances of
the states involved in the program. In this regard, the Karabagh
participants of the conference noted the necessity of the Karabagh
society’s immediate familiarizing with the project in order to create
a specific stance, which was approved by Iris Kempe.
Besides, the following speeches were made: "Changing Realities and
Involvement of Outer Actors in the Karabagh Conflict" by Director of
the Armenian Center of Strategic and National20Researches Richard
Giragosian, "The Karabagh Conflict: a View From Stepanakert" by
Karabagh expert Rachya Arzumanian, "Comparative Analysis of the South
Caucasus Conflicts: Georgia’s Experience" by lecturer of the Tbilisi
State University, deputy editor-in-chief of Resonance newspaper Malkhaz
Gagua, "The Military Risks and the Prospects of Regional Security:
Karabagh Dimension" by Head of the Political Researches Department of
the Caucasus Institute Sergey Minasian, "The Prospects of Conflict
Settlement: Expert Judgments and Approaches of the Civil Society in
Karabagh" by Head of the NKR Public Council on Foreign Policy and
Security Masis Mayilian, "Ethno-political Conflicts in the South
Caucasus: the General and Different" by political analyst of Noyan
Tapan Agency David Petrosian, and "New Region and New Status Quo
Around the Karabagh Conflict" by Director of the Caucasus Institute
Alexander Iskandarian.
The speeches were followed by discussions, at which the conference
participants expressed their opinions and positions.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
