January 24, 2007 - 19:14 AMT
Permission of NKR authorities needed for sending mission to Karabakh
The permission of the NKR authorities is the only one essential for sending a mission meant for establishment of trust in Karabakh, said RA MFA Acting Spokesman Vladimir Karapetian when responding to PanARMENIAN.Net reporter's question. In his words, Yerevan closely watches the latest initiatives led by Mr Mingarelli, the director of the EU office for Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia "The RA Foreign Ministry expects the projects under discussion to lead to peaceful agreement. We give a positive estimation to Europe's engagement in the region, specifically the EU's interest in the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict," Karapetian said.

Earlier, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus said that the EU is ready to send a mission to Nagorno Karabakh if Baku issues an appropriate permission.