BAKO SAHAKIAN: STEPANAKERT ADVOCATES KARABAKH CONFLICT’S PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT WITH NKR’S DIRECT PARTICIPATION IN TALKS
DE FACTO
13.09.08
STEPANAKERT, 13.09.08. DE FACTO. On 12 September President of the
Nagorno- Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan met with American co-chair
of the OSCE Minsk group Matthew Bryza.
According to Central Information Department of the Office of the NKR
President, a wide range of issues related to the current stage and
prospects of the Nagorno Karabagh conflict and recent developments
in the region were discussed at the meeting.
The Head of the State underlined that official Stepanakert advocated
peaceful settlement of the Karabagh-Azerbaijani conflict with direct
participation of Artsakh as a full party to the negotiation process.
According to Bako Sahakyan, the OSCE Minks group has not exhausted its
potential and it is premature to talk about changing the negotiation
format.
Touching upon recent developments in the region, the President noted
that all disputes should be solved exclusively by peaceful means
through direct negotiations.
President Sahakyan called important recent steps to establish contacts
between Armenia and Turkey noting that even the most difficult problems
could be solved through a direct dialogue.
NKR foreign minister Georgy Petrosyan partook at the meeting.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
