OSCE Minsk Group delegation (left) meets with Artsakh President Bako Sahakian
STEPANAKERT, YEREVAN””The co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group over the weekend met with leaders of Armenia and Artsakh in another round of negotiations for a resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
On Sunday, the co-chairs Igor Popov (Russia), Stephane Visconti (France) and Richard Hoagland (US), along with the personal representative of the OSCE chairman-in-office Andrzej Kasprzyk met with Artsakh President Bako Sahakian and discussed issues related to the Karabakh conflict resolution, with a special emphasis placed on the situation along the Artsakh-Azerbaijan border.
Sahakian drew the attention of the co-chairs to the destructive policy of Azerbaijan, presenting the mediators with data on cease-fire breaches and violations of international norms and principles, qualifying them as the critical hindrance to the conflict resolution process and a serious threat for maintaining peace and stability in the region.
Sahakian also reiterated Artakh’s strict adherence to the peaceful resolution of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict under the aegis of the OSCE Minsk Group.
Following the meeting with Sahakian, Popov, the Russian co-chair, told reporters that the statements made by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs are aimed at preventing tensions along the Artsakh-Azerbaijan border, reported Armenpress.
“Our statements have been addressed and are aimed at maintaining the conflict’s peaceful resolution process”
