Ararat Mirzoyan, French Co-Chair stress the need for resumption of Karabakh peace process

Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan received the French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Stephane Visconti and French Deputy Foreign Minister for Continental Europe.

A wide range of issues related to the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict were discussed.

Ararat Mirzoyan drew the French Co-Chair’s attention to the humanitarian situation created by the 44-day war, emphasizing the need for the immediate and unconditional repatriation of Armenian prisoners of war, hostages and civilians held in Azerbaijan.

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The interlocutors stressed the need to resume the process of peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs.

In this context, Minister Mirzoyan noted that the Armenian side supports the position expressed in the joint statements of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs after the 44-day war, in particular, the need for a stable, lasting settlement of the conflict based on known principles.