June 9, 2009 - 17:30 AMT
NKR MFA: Our country conducts independent foreign policy
NKR Deputry FM Vardan Barseghyan has received a delegation headed by British House of Lords Vice Speaker Caroline Cocks.

At his guests' request, Mr. Barseghyan introduced the history and principal trends of NKR Foreign Ministry's activities, also focusing on permanent representations' work in foreign countries.

Parties also touched upon Karabakh-Azerbaijani conflict settlement process. In particular, they noted that Azerbaijan uses all kinds of resources for conducting an anti-Armenian propaganda and distorting the essence of Karabakh conflict. Thereupon, it was proposed that a book based on real facts be published in several languages and be distributed among people.

Conducting an independent foreign policy and striving for international recognition, NKR seeks to establish good-neighborly and friendly relations with its international partners, states, organizations, and individuals, Mr. Barseghyan noted.

In her turn, Baroness Cox stated that she tried to involve new persons in her delegation, in order to expand the circle of NKR's friends, hoping that they would become Artsakh's "ambassadors" and facilitate the resolution of the Karabakh issue.

At the end of the meeting, the guests were given CDs entitled "Crimes Without Punishment". They tell about Azerbaijan's crimes against Armenian civilians at the current stage of Artsakh national-liberation movement, NKR Foreign Ministry's press service reports.