POSITION OF KARABAKH IS BEING TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AND USED IN NEGOTIATIONS

PanARMENIAN.Net - YEREVAN, April 2. /Mediamax/. The Minsk Group co-chairs have always said that it's important that authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh and the population of Nagorno- Karabakh be, at the proper point, involved in this process.

Mediamax was informed from diplomatic sources that this was announced by a U.S. Senior State Department Official at a special briefing in Washington.

He stressed that the representatives of Nagorno Karabakh authorities would take part in the negotiations "at the appropriate moment".

"During their visit to the region the Minsk group co-chairs visit Stepanakert and meet with local officials there. And we are also aware that the President of Armenia maintains constant communications with officials in Nagorno Karabakh. So there are two links there that ensure that both the officials there on the scene are informed of what's under discussion, and concerns and views they have are taken into account and fed into the peace process," the American diplomat stressed. --0--