September 17, 2008 - 14:35 AMT
Sahakyan: NKR status as full-fledged party to talks should be restored
On 16 September, President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan met French Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassador Bernard Fassier.

A wide scope of issues related to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement and current situation in the region were discussed.

Bako Sahakyan noted the importance of Europe and France in particular in establishing peace and stability in the region. The President reiterated the necessity to preserve the Minsk Group format adding that everything possible should be done to restore the status of the NKR as a full-fledged party to the negotiation process. Both sides noted the importance to take action to establish an atmosphere of mutual trust between the sides in the conflict.

NKR foreign minister Georgy Petrosyan also attended the meeting