"Today's event will serve as a signal to the international community that isolating [Artsakh] and depriving its citizens of international cooperation opportunities is inadmissible,” Artsakh Republic Foreign Minister Masis Mayilyan said in his speech delivered at the “Cooperation for Justice and Peace” Forum of Artsakh Friends being held in Stepanakert on Friday.
According to the minister they strongly believe isolation is the continuation of war, while cooperation is the basis for peace.
"It is our common task to work on strengthening this foundation for the peaceful future of the whole region," Mayilyan said.
The official expressed gratitude to the forum participants for backing Artsakh during its hardest times, contributing to the development of Artsakh's international relations and supporting the aspiration of Artsakh Armenians for freedom and justice.