Armenian Defense Minister: "Nagorno Karabakh should take part in the talks on the conflict resolution"

He said the issues to lay a basis of new talks with the officials and people of the self-declared "Nagorno Karabakh Republic" may emerge at the last stage of the negotiations.

As for the recent situation on the contact front line of Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani troops. Ohanyan noted that "the defense army" of the separatist "Nagorno Karabakh Republic" fully controls the situation on the front.

"Tensions arise at some moments, but Nagorno Karabakh "army" is confident of its powers and is able to resist the enemy", said the Armenian Defense minister.

During the visit to Nagorno Karabakh, the Armenian Defense Minister met with the "president" of the self-declared "NKR" Bako Saakyan, the staff of the "defense army" of Nagorno Karabakh and visited the border.

/Novosti-Armenia/