Ararat Mirzoyan met with OSCE MG Co-Chairs 

ArmInfo. On December 1, Foreign Minister of Armenia held a meeting in Stockholm with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Andrew Schofer (USA), Igor Khovaev (Russia) and Brice Roquefueil (France). The Personal Representative of the OSCE  Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk also participated in the  meeting.

As the press service of the RA MFA reports, during the conversation,  the importance of full resumption of the process of peaceful  settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict within the mandate and  the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship was stressed.  

Ararat Mirzoyan considered unacceptable the continuous warmongering  rhetoric and aggressive actions of the Azerbaijani leadership. In  this context, the Foreign Minister emphasized the importance of  undertaking concrete steps towards reducing tension in  Nagorno-Karabakh and the region. The Minister also emphasized the  necessity of urgent resolution of humanitarian issues, in particular,  the immediate return of prisoners of war and other detainees, inquiry  into the cases of enforced disappearances, the preservation of the  Armenian historical and cultural heritage in the territories fallen  under the Azerbaijani control, and the creation of opportunities for  international organizations to operate in Nagorno-Karabakh.  

The Armenian side reaffirmed its commitment to continue working  within the mandate of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship for  comprehensive settlement of the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict on the  basis of principles and elements well-known to the sides.