NKR President Meets Students From Armenia

NKR PRESIDENT MEETS STUDENTS FROM ARMENIA

armradio.am
27.09.2008 13:36

On 26 September President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Bako
Sahakyan met a group of students from the Republic of Armenia at the
grand hall of the Officer’s Palace in capital Stepanakert, Central
Information Department of the Office of the NKR President informed.

The students arrived in NKR upon the invitation of the "Base Metals"
company. According to the President such visits are of great important
and should be carried out on a periodic basis and contribute to the
consolidation of efforts by the world-spread Armenians in developing
Artsakh.

In a warm and free atmosphere the President responded to numerous
questions asked by the students. Special attention was paid to the
Karabakh issue within the context of recent developments in the region.

Bako Sahakyan noted that NKR’s position has not changed. Official
Stepanakert advocates peaceful settlement of the conflict with
direct participation of Artsakh in the negotiation process. President
Sahakyan underlined that independence and security of Artsakh cannot
be a matter of any speculations.

The Head of the State rated high the speech delivered by President
Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia at the UN General Assembly, specially
emphasizing the points touching upon the rights of nations to
self-determination. Bako Sahakyan welcomed the dialogue between Armenia
and Turkey noting that the Nagorno Karabakh Republic should also
partake in any program aimed at establishing stability in the region.