ARTSAKH LEADER: CONFLICT SETTLEMENT IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT NKR’S INVOLVEMENT
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 12, 2012 – 12:14 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – On June 12, President of the Artsakh Republic Bako
Sahakyan met with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland’s Deputy Prime
Minister and Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore.
Issues related to Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement were in focus
of the meeting.
Hailing OSCE efforts in the conflict resolution, Artsakh leader
stressed the need to restore the negotiation format, approved at the
OSCE Budapest summit, noting comprehensive settlement of the conflict
impossible without NKR’s direct involvement.
He reaffirmed official Stepanakert’s adherence to peaceful settlement
of the conflict within the framework of the Minsk Group, stressing
Azerbaijan’s militaristic and anti-Armenian policy as a key factors
hindering the problem resolution.
President Sahakyan further underscored the need for OSCE head to
visit Artsakh and familiarize himself with the country.
Artsakh Republic Foreign Minister Vassily Atajanyan, personal
representative of the OSCE chairman-in-office Andrzej Kasprzyk and
other officials were present at the meeting, according to Central
Information Department at Artsakh President’s Office.