BAKO SAHAKYAN: ARTSAKH INDEPENDENCE DOESN'T HAVE ALTERNATIVES AND CAN'T BE A MATTER OF SPECULATIONS
PanARMENIAN.Net
05.09.2008 14:08 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On 4 September, Nagorno Karabakh President Bako
Sahakyan held a working meeting with members of the Armenian Foreign
Ministry, heads of diplomatic and consular missions of Armenia
abroad. A wide range of issues related to foreign policy of two
Armenian states were discussed at the meeting.
According to President Sahakyan, foreign policy is a strategic field
where cooperation between Armenia and Artsakh is an imperative. He
noted that since the last meeting almost a year ago a palpable progress
has taken place in this field. However, in spite of this positive sign
the last geopolitical developments in the region demand to further
deepen the cooperation bring it into a qualitative higher level as
well as elaborate new mechanisms and approaches.
The President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic reiterated the
position of official Stepanakert to settle the conflict exclusively
by peaceful means through direct negotiations between the parties to
the conflict. "The independence of Artsakh does not have alternatives
and cannot be a matter of speculations," he said.
NKR Foreign Minister Georgy Petrossyan also attended the meting.
PanARMENIAN.Net
05.09.2008 14:08 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On 4 September, Nagorno Karabakh President Bako
Sahakyan held a working meeting with members of the Armenian Foreign
Ministry, heads of diplomatic and consular missions of Armenia
abroad. A wide range of issues related to foreign policy of two
Armenian states were discussed at the meeting.
According to President Sahakyan, foreign policy is a strategic field
where cooperation between Armenia and Artsakh is an imperative. He
noted that since the last meeting almost a year ago a palpable progress
has taken place in this field. However, in spite of this positive sign
the last geopolitical developments in the region demand to further
deepen the cooperation bring it into a qualitative higher level as
well as elaborate new mechanisms and approaches.
The President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic reiterated the
position of official Stepanakert to settle the conflict exclusively
by peaceful means through direct negotiations between the parties to
the conflict. "The independence of Artsakh does not have alternatives
and cannot be a matter of speculations," he said.
NKR Foreign Minister Georgy Petrossyan also attended the meting.