"Of course, one of the items discussed was Nagorno Karabakh's participation in the talks and I think Mr Bryza, like the other mediators, understands that it's impossible to resolve the conflict without Karabakh," NKR President Arkady Ghukasian said after the meeting with OSCE MG U.S. Co-chair Matthew Bryza.

Arkady Ghukasian said he presented NKR's official position on the various aspects of the problem. "Certainly I cannot reveal all the details of the talks. It's clear that our position differs from the approaches proposed by the mediators but I gave not heard any serious objections," the NKR leader said.

When touching upon the proposals promulgated by the mediators Arkady Ghukasian said, "Though I cannot analyze the whole package of proposals I can say that they allow us to assert our positions." He remarked that one should not extract separate elements from the context and consider the problem of the Azeri refugees apart of the problem of Armenian refugees while the issue of territories should not be viewed beyond the context of Nagorno Karabakh's status. When asked whether the mediators exert pressure upon the parties in conflict Ghukasian said, "I have never noticed anything of the kind since 1992," reported IA Regnum.