OFFICIAL RELEASE
Azat Artsakh Daily, Republic of Nagorno Karabakh [NKR]
29 March 07
On March 23 NKR President Arkady Ghukassian met with the EU Special
Representative for the South Caucasus at the permanent representation
of NKR to Armenia. They discussed the current stage of the talks
for the settlement of the conflict over Karabakh. Arkady Ghukassian
reasserted the standpoint of Karabakh, i.e. lasting settlement is
impossible without the participation of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
in the talks. Peter Semneby expressed willingness on behalf of the
EU to give more assistance to the parties to reach a settlement
based on compromise, as well as to overcome the consequences of
the conflict. The parties emphasized the importance of direct
contact between the EU and Nagorno Karabakh. Peter Semneby offered
to discuss the projects which will be possibly implemented in
Nagorno Karabakh by the EU. On the same day, President Ghukassian
met with Andrzej Kasprzyk, personal representative of the OSCE
Chairman-in-Office. During the talk they discussed the current stage
of the conflict over Karabakh. The parties also touched upon the
current issues related to the monitoring of the line of contact of
the NKR and Azerbaijani armed forces.