Artsakh President, Minsk Group Co-Chairs Meet in Stepanakert

STEPANAKERT — President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) Bako Sahakyan on Tuesday received OSCE Minsk group co-chairs Igor Popov (Russia), Jacques Faure (France), James Warlick (USA) and individuals accompanying them.

As reported by the NKR president’s press office, issues related to resolution of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict and regional processes were discussed during the meeting. The importance of peaceful settlement of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh relations within the frameworks of the OSCE Minsk Group and exclusion of forceful scenarios were mutually underlined.

“President Sahakyan considered the restoration of the full-fledged negotiation format with the comprehensive participation of the official Stepanakert and the cessation of Azerbaijan’s aggressive and destructive policy among pivotal preconditions of the process,” the statement said.

NKR Foreign Minister Karen Mirzoyan, personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk and other officials were present at the meeting.