March 31, 2006 - 19:51 AMT
Dartmouth Conference Can Promote Karabakh Problem Peaceful Settlement
March 31 head of the President Administration of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, Secretary of the Security Council Karen Baburyan met with Co-chairs of the Russian-American working group of the Dartmouth Conference on the regional conflicts Vitaly Naumkin and Harold Saunders, who arrived in Stepanakert within the regional visit framework, reported the information and analytical department of the NKR MFA. Representing the position of official Stepanakert on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement Karen Baburyan highly evaluated the efforts of the Dartmouth Conference for the establishment of dialogue and mutual trust between the neighbor societies. Karabakh is ready to sign the agreement which would oblige the parties to put an end to national hatred and adhere to the peaceful resolution of the conflict.

The interlocutors confirmed the importance of the process at the public level and noted that the Dartmouth conference format can have a positive impact upon the talks and contribute to the peaceful resolution of the problem.