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BAKO SAHAKIAN: INDEPENDENCE OF ARTSAKH DOES NOT HAVE ALTERNATIVES
DeFacto Agency
Sept 5 2008
Armenia
YEREVAN, 05.09.08. DE FACTO. On 4 September NKR President Bako Sahakyan
held a working meeting with members of the central apparatus of the
ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of Armenia, heads of
diplomatic and consular missions of Armenia abroad.
A wide range of issues related to foreign policy of the two Armenian
states were discussed at the meeting, Central Information Department
of the Office of the NKR President reports. According to the Head of
the State, foreign policy is a strategic sphere where cooperation
between Armenia and Artsakh is an imperative. Bako Sahakyan noted
that since the last meeting almost a year ago a palpable progress had
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 Karabagh 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," underlined the President.
NKR FM Georgy Petrossyan partook at the meeting.
DeFacto Agency
Sept 5 2008
Armenia
YEREVAN, 05.09.08. DE FACTO. On 4 September NKR President Bako Sahakyan
held a working meeting with members of the central apparatus of the
ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of Armenia, heads of
diplomatic and consular missions of Armenia abroad.
A wide range of issues related to foreign policy of the two Armenian
states were discussed at the meeting, Central Information Department
of the Office of the NKR President reports. According to the Head of
the State, foreign policy is a strategic sphere where cooperation
between Armenia and Artsakh is an imperative. Bako Sahakyan noted
that since the last meeting almost a year ago a palpable progress had
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 Karabagh 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," underlined the President.
NKR FM Georgy Petrossyan partook at the meeting.