March 5, 2007 - 12:54 AMT
RA FM and UN Sec Gen discussed Karabakh conflict settlement
Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The RA FM congratulated Ban Ki-moon with the election and assured of Armenia's readiness to make its contribution as a full member of the international community. "Armenia actively cooperates with various agencies worldwide. The coefficient of human development and the goals of the UN Millennium Development are the fundamental guiding lines for the further development of the state," Vartan Oskanian said.
Simultaneously with the strategy launched by the Armenian government for poverty reduction with attraction of inner resources as well as resources of international organizations and the Diaspora, a new program targeted at liquidation of poverty in rural areas is being elaborated, the Minister added.
The RA FM and UN Sec Gen also referred to the processes in the South Caucasus and the Nagorno Karabakh conflict process settlement. Minister Oskanian briefed to Mr Ban Ki-moon on the current stage of the negotiation process basing on the right of the Karabakhi people to self-determination. In this context the Minister underscored that statements made in the UN and other international organizations and conflicting with the reality damage the settlement process and may cause its protraction, reports the RA MFA press office.