Howard Berman to continue keeping problems of Artsakh in focus of attention of U.S.

September 30, 2010 - 19:35 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - A working visit of the NKR parliamentary delegation to the U.S. kicked off on September 26.

In New York, Speaker of the NKR parliament Ashot Ghulyan and Vice Chairman of the NKR NA Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Sergey Karazyan were joined by NKR Permanent Representative to the U.S. Robert Avetisyan.

The delegation met in Washington DC with U.S. Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Robert Bradtke. The parties exchanged opinions over recent processes in the Karabakh conflict settlement, as well as opportunities of a parliamentary diplomacy for strengthening peace in the region.

The NKR parliamentary delegation also visited the U.S. Congress to meet with U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman. During the meeting, Howard Berman expressed readiness to continue keeping problems of Artsakh in the focus of attention.

Besides, an event dedicated to the 19th anniversary of Artsakh’s independence was held due to efforts of Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Frank Pallone and Mark Kirk, Armenia’s Ambassador to the U.S., NKR’s Permanent Representatives to the U.S., as well as Armenian-American organizations. Speakers at the event were the NKR National Assembly Ashot Ghulyan, Armenia’s Ambassador to the U.S. and congressmen, the NKR NA press service reported.