KARABAKH PROBLEM CAN’T BE RESOLVED WITHOUT STEPANAKERT’S FULL-FLEDGED PARTICIPATION
PanARMENIAN.Net
13.11.2007 12:23 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ November 11, Bako Sahakian visited the Permanent
Representation of Armenia to UN to meet with Head of the Mission
Armen Martirossian, reports the Central Information Department of
the NKR President Office
Mr. Martirossian presented the Representation’s activity and recent
processes in UN around the Nagorno Karabakh settlement. The parties
stressed the necessity of close cooperation between the Armenian
diplomatic mission and NKR Permanent Representation in the U.S.
Different issues concerning settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
were discussed. Touching upon the negotiation process, Bako Sahakian
noted the OSCE Minsk Group to be the best framework in that period
for the conflict resolution and emphasized the necessity of NKR
full-fledged participation in the negotiations for a comprehensive
resolution of the problem.
RA Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the U.S. Tatoul
Margarian also attended the meeting.
The same day, Bako Sahakian met with a group of Armenian businessmen
in New York, headed by Raffi Meghrian. Prospects of various projects
in the NKR, particularly those in the sphere of carpet weaving were
discussed at the meeting. The President highly appreciated Raffi
Meghrian’s contribution to that particular branch and noted that the
NKR authorities would do everything for the carpet weaving development.
Bako Sahakian also met with Leader of the Kilikian Eparchy of Armenian
Apostolic Church, Archbishop Oshakan Choloyan and representatives
of the Armenian community of New York. A number of economic and
political issues were discussed. Oshakan Choloyan called upon the
meeting participants to take an active part in the NKR’s prosperity
and development process and emphasized that the fate of spiritual
and cultural identity of Armenians was being decided in Artsakh.
The same day Bako Sahakian handed over the Gratitude medal to the
family of famous benefactor Sargis Hakobian, who had been awarded
posthumously. The NKR President marked that the nation would always
remember his contribution to the NKR’s development.
On November 12, the NKR delegation headed by President Bako Sahakian
left for Detroit.
From: Baghdasarian