January 17, 2010 NKR President Bako Sahakyan received OSCE MG U.S. Co-Chair Robert Bradtke and accompanying him officials, NKR Presidential Press Service informed NEWS.am.

Issues on the current stage and prospects of Azerbaijan-Karabakh conflict were discussed at the meeting.

President Sahakyan outlined that the position of official Stepanakert on the settlement of relations with Azerbaijan remains unchanged. The conflict cannot be settled in the absence of a direct dialogue between Azerbaijan and Artsakh. Within this context, Sahakyan noted Azerbaijan should refuse non-constructive and aggressive approaches. At the same time the President underlined that independence and security of Artsakh are not subjects to any speculations and any attempt to ignore this will make impossible comprehensive settlement of the conflict.

Robert Bradtke in his turn underlined that any scenario of military solution to the conflict is absolutely unacceptable.

Armenia-Turkey relations were discussed at the meeting as well. It was mentioned that Armenia-Turkey and Azerbaijan-Karabakh relations were separate and unrelated processes.

L.A.