THE DISPOSITION OF STEPANAKERT IS UNCHANGED

Aysor
Jan 18 2010
Armenia

Yesterday President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan received
American co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Robert Bradtke and
accompanying him officials who arrived in Stepanakert on the same day.

As the information office of the NKR president informs issues related
to the current stage and prospects of the Azerbaijani-Karabagh conflict
settlement were discussed at the meeting.

President Sahakyan underlined that the position of official Stepanakert
on the settlement of relations with Azerbaijan remains unchanged. The
conflict cannot be settled in the absence of a direct dialogue
between Azerbaijan and Artsakh. Within this context the Head of the
State noted that Azerbaijan should refuse from non-constructive and
aggressive approaches. At the same time the President underlined
that independence and security of Artsakh are not subjects to any
speculations and any attempt to ignore this will make impossible
comprehensive settlement of the conflict.

In his turn Robert Bradtke underlined that any scenario of military
solution of the conflict is absolutely unacceptable.

At the meeting were also discussed the Armenian-Turkish relations. It
was mentioned that the Armenian-Turkish and Azerbaijani-Karabagh
relations were separate and unrelated processes.