STEPANAKERT. – An annual meeting chaired by Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR; Artsakh) Minister of Foreign Affairs Karen Mirzoyan took place Wednesday at the NKR Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

The Ministry activities in 2014 were summarized at the meeting.

Mirzoyan noted that in the previous year, the NKR MFA continued its consistent activities on the consolidation and development of the positive trends toward the international recognition of the NKR.

Touching upon the process of peaceful settlement of the conflict between Karabakh and Azerbaijan, the NKR Foreign Minister noted that a real progress was not achieved in this issue in 2014, and due to the destructive policy of the Azerbaijani authorities.

Karen Mirzoyan reaffirmed that the MFA will continue its efforts on ensuring the NKR’s full participation in all the phases of the negotiation process – starting from the exchange of views on the philosophy of settlement to the elaboration and implementation of specific measures and arrangements.

The discussants also stressed the need for a presentation of unbiased information on Artsakh to the international community, and future development of bilateral cooperation with various countries and the Armenian Diaspora.

During the meeting, the fulfilling of the tasks put before the NKR MFA by the President was discussed, too.

In addition, the NKR Foreign Minister gave corresponding instructions to the heads of MFA departments, and stressed the need for conducting a more proactive diplomacy.