Masis Mayilyan praised the efforts of members of the Committee on  Armenian Issues of the US Congress in support of a peaceful  settlement of the Karabakh conflict

ArmInfo.Artsakh Foreign Minister Masis Mayilyan received members of the US Congress Jackie Speyer and Judy Chu.

As the NKR MFA press service reports, the head of the Artsakh Foreign  Ministry noted that the republic's authorities attach great  importance to relations between Artsakh and the United States at  various levels.  Masis Mayilyan praised the efforts of members of  Congress, especially the Committee on Armenian Issues, to support a  peaceful settlement of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict, to  establish and strengthen stability in the region, as well as to  assist in providing financial assistance to Artsakh from the United  States government. In this context, the Foreign Minister emphasized  the vigorous activity of Jackie Speyer and Judy Chu, aimed at  Washington's recognition of the fact of the Armenian Genocide in the  Ottoman Empire and support of the Royce-Engel proposal regarding the  settlement of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict, providing for the  withdrawal of snipers from the contact line of the troops, the  establishment of mechanisms for monitoring the ceasefire and  increasing the number of OSCE observers in the conflict zone.

At the request of the guests, Masis Mayilyan presented the main  directions and priorities of Artsakh's foreign policy, as well as the  processes of international recognition of the Republic of Artsakh and  the peaceful settlement of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict.

During the meeting, questions were raised regarding the prospects for  further development of cooperation between the Artsakh authorities  and members of the US Congress.

Deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Lilit  Makunts and Sos Avetisyan, deputy of the National Assembly of the  Artsakh Republic David Melkumyan also took part in the meeting.