US MEDIATOR, MINISTER OF NKR DISCUSS TALKS FORMAT
Mediamax news agency
20 Apr 04
YEREVAN
The foreign minister of the Nagornyy Karabakh Republic (NKR), Ashot
Gulyan, has told the US co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group, Steven
Mann, about the need for the direct participation of Nagornyy Karabakh
in the talks.
The meeting between Gulyan and Mann took place in the evening of 19
April at the permanent mission of the NKR in Yerevan.
At Mann’s request Gulyan spoke about the NKR’s position on settling
the conflict and about the economic and domestic political situation
in the NKR.
Mann confirmed the firm intention of the USA to continue to seek the
resolution of the Karabakh conflict through the OSCE Minsk Group. He
said he will visit Nagornyy Karabakh during his next visit to the
region.