On September 11, in the NKR Permanent Representation in the RA, Arman Melikian, the NKR Foreign Minister, received the delegation of the International Crisis Group (ICG) Non-Governmental Organization headed by Alain Deletroz. Mr. Deletroz presented the organization’s activity to the NKR FM noting their aim in general is to contribute to the peaceful settlement of international conflicts and war prevention. In this context, the ICG prepared a report on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict titled Nagorno Karabakh: Viewing the Conflict from the Ground. According to Mr. Deletroz, the report is aimed to assist the Armenian and Azerbaijani parties, as well as the mediators to find acceptable solutions at the bargaining table. Mr. Melikian emphasized the importance of the international community’s involvement in the process of establishing lasting peace in the region. He noted that the conflict may be settled only if all the parties involved are realistic and clearly understand that the Nagorno Karabakh Republic and Azerbaijani Republic are the main parties to the conflict and any effort to present the conflict as a territorial dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan could be interpreted as intentional distortion of the reality. Having handed the NKR Foreign Minister the text of the report at the end of the meeting, the ICG delegation head informed it will be published on September 14. Thanking the ICG representatives, Mr. Melikian assured them that the provisions of the report would be carefully examined in Stepanakert.
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