NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT POSSIBLE IF MUTUAL COMPROMISES MADE, ARMENIAN AND BULGARIAN DEFENSE MINISTERS THINKOctober 31, 2002 - 21:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement is possible if mutual compromises are made. Armenian and Bulgarian defense ministers Serge Sarkisian and Nikolay Svinarov stated that after negotiations taking place in Sofia. According to "Novosti" agency reports, Serge Sarkisian noted that Armenia stands for the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem on the basis of mutual compromises, effective political talks, in particular, the dialog of the Armenia and Azerbaijani presidents as well as the mediating activities of the OSCE Minsk group. "Yerevan's position regarding that issue does provide for the participation of the defense department in the settlement of that issue", the minister noted. According to Nikolay Svinarov, Bulgaria as not permanent member of the UN Security Council is ready to assist in the peaceful settlement of the conflict. Besides the regional issues and Armenia and Bulgaria's participation in the NATO "Partnership for peace" program, the defense ministers also discussed issues regarding the bilateral military and technical cooperation. The representatives of the ministries signed the program of cooperation of military ministries of Armenia and Bulgaria for 2002-2003. Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | Atom Egoyan film coming to Golden Apricot Yerevan Festival Canadian-Armenian filmmaker Atom Egoyan’s latest film, Seven Veils, is the opening film at GAIFF 2024. Israel warns of “serious consequences” after Armenia recognizes Palestine Dmitry Gendelman said the move will have “serious long-term consequences” for Israel-Armenia relations. French envoy travels to Armenia’s Syunik French ambassador to Armenia Olivier Decottignies visited the town of Goris in the country’s southern Syunik province. Belarus Foreign Ministry sends note to Yerevan The Belarusian Foreign Ministry has sent a note to the Armenian side, the press service of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry reports. |