On September 29, a press conference on the report on the June 2010 visit of French parliamentarians to the Nagorno Karabakh Republic took place at the National Assembly of France. According to the NKR Permanent Representative to France, the report’s author is Francois Roshbluan - Deputy from the Loire Department and Chairman of the France-Armenia Friendship Parliamentary Group. Pascal Crozon and Rene Ruke, who had visited Artsakh, also attended the press conference. Francois Roshbluan introduced the goals of the French Deputies’ visit, expressing his gratitude to the NKR authorities for the organization of the visit and for their cordial reception. The Deputy noted the visit's usefulness. “The delegation saw in place how the Karabakh people built their democratic institutes and civil society”, said Mr. Roshbluan, noting that the French parliamentarians had attended the first session of the NKR newly elected National Assembly. According to the Deputy, the basic issue of Nagorno Karabakh’s concern today is the international recognition of Karabakh people’s independence. The role of France and its Parliament in the Karabakh conflict settlement was also discussed at the press conference.

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