Foreign Minister received the ambassadors of the OSCE Minsk Group  co-chairing countries in Armenia

ArmInfo.Foreign Minister Ara Aivazian received the ambassadors of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries in Armenia, Russian Ambassador Sergei Kopyrkin, French  Ambassador Jonathan Lacote and US Ambassador Lynne Tracy. The press  service of the Foreign Ministry reports.

According to the source, the agenda of the meeting included issues  related to the post-war situation, regional security and peace in the  zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The need to resume the peace  negotiation process within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group was  stressed. Armenian Foreign Minister Aivazian stressed the need to  fully implement the basic principles of the settlement, stressing in  this context the right of the people of Artsakh to self-determination  and security.

Minister Aivazian, presenting the process of establishing the  ceasefire regime and the implementation of the November 9 statement  on the deployment of peacekeepers in Artsakh, emphasized the priority  of a complete and continuous solution of humanitarian issues, in  particular, the return of prisoners of war and hostages.

The Minister and the Ambassadors exchanged views on the humanitarian  situation in Artsakh and the steps taken to meet the needs of the  Armenians of Artsakh. In this regard, the constant participation of  international organizations, in particular the UN, is especially  important. Minister Aivazian also drew the attention of the  interlocutors to the urgency of taking measures to preserve the  Armenian historical, cultural and religious heritage in the  territories of Artsakh under the control of Azerbaijan, taking into  account the efforts made by Azerbaijan to destroy the Armenian  historical, cultural and religious heritage or distort its identity.  The parties also exchanged views on a number of issues of mutual  interest.