NKR STATUS DETERMINATION SETTLES CONFLICT: RA FM

Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
Sept 23 2009
Armenia

Key to NKR conflict settlement is determination of its status,
RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan stated at the meeting with
Ambassadors of non-resident states to Armenia, that took part in
events of Armenia’s Independence 18th anniversary, RA MFA Press
Service reports.

"The key to the conflict settlement is the Artsakh status
determination. The achievement of mutual understanding will provide
the basis for conflict settlement based on the international law
principles," Nalbandyan said.

At the official’s request, RA Foreign Minister presented Armenia-Turkey
normalization process, outlining the parties initiated talks and came
to mutual consent to reconcile relations as well as open the border
without preconditions. Any distinction might jeopardize the whole
process, Nalbandyan noted.

The diplomats backed the Armenia-Turkey reconciliation, expressing
a hope that the parties will progress yet respecting the reached
agreements.

Presenting main stands and priorities of Armenian foreign policy, the
Foreign Minister outlined that Armenian diplomacy seeks to establish
peace, cooperation and stability in the region, as well as to deepen
the involvement of Armenia in the international processes.