NKR’s Independence and Security Not Subject to Any Speculation: Bako Sahakyan

On 28 March, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) President Bako Sahakyan met OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Robert Bradtke (US), Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia), and Bernard Fassier (France), as well as the officials accompanying them, reports the NKR President’s central information department.

Issues related to the current stage and prospects of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement were discussed during the meeting.

Sahakyan once again stressed that without NKR’s full participation it would be impossible to reach a final and comprehensive settlement of the conflict.

Sahakyan noted that Azerbaijan’s unconstructive, militaristic approaches and its denial of mutual confidence initiatives are the main obstacles to settling the conflict. The NKR president once again underlined that NKR’s independence and security are not subject to any speculations and any attempt to bring back the past are full of unpredictable consequences.

Sahakyan reiterated NKR’s adherence to a peaceful settlement of the conflict within the framework of the Minsk Group. The co-chairs also underlined that any solution of the conflict through military means is absolutely unacceptable.

Touching upon Armenian-Turkish relations, the NKR president noted that this process does not have any relation to the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and attempts to tie these processes together cast a negative impact on both processes.

Issues related to the situation along the line of contact were also discussed at the meeting.

NKR foreign minister Georgy Petrosyan and Personal Representative of the OSCE Chair-in-Office, Andrzej Kasprzyk were also present at the talks.