Interfax, Russia
March 12 2010

Stepanakert’s role crucial to success of Karabakh peace process

YEREVAN March 12

A solution can be found to the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh only if
the authorities of the self-proclaimed republic are allowed to
contribute to the peace process,Nagorno-Karabakh Parliament Speaker
Ashot Gulyan said.

"It will be impossible to find a solution to the Karabakh conflict
promptly until the Karabakh side is allowed to join the
negotiations,"Gulyan told journalists after a meeting with OSCE
Parliamentary AssemblyPresident Joao Soares on Friday.

The Nagorno-Karabakh official said that the meeting also addressed
certain aspects of Stepanakert’s domestic and foreign policy.

The self-proclaimed republic has not yet received an updated version
of the Madrid conflict settlement principles, he said.

"The co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group are due to travel to in the
near future. These principles will be discussed in detail during the
visit," Gulyan said.