Artsakh President receives OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs
On 28 March, President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan received the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, personal representative of the OSCE chairman-in-office and officials accompanying them. At the beginning of the meeting, Bako Sahakyan congratulated newly-appointed French and American co-chairmen Stéphane Visconti and Richard Hoagland on taking the responsible positions, wishing them success in their mission. Issues related to the Azerbaijani-Karabagh conflict settlement and recent developments were discussed during the meeting. Mr Sahakyan noted that Azerbaijan kept maintaining its unconstructive stance violating the ceasefire regime and continued to pursue anti-Armenian policy. The ARtsakh president highlighted the necessity of elaborating mechanisms of maintaining ceasefire regime and revealing violations, considering it among pivotal components of the peace process. Bako Sahakyan reaffirmed the commitment of the official Stepanakert to the peaceful settlement of the Azerbaijani-Karabagh conflict within the frameworks of OSCE Minsk group.
