ArmInfo.RA Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan received French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Stephanie Visconti and Deputy Continental Europe Director of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Sylvain Guiaugue
As reported by the press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, the key topic of the meeting was a wide range of issues related to the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Ararat Mirzoyan drew the French Co-Chair's attention to the humanitarian situation resulting from the 44- day war, stressing the need for the immediate and unconditional repatriation of Armenian prisoners of war and civilian hostages held in Azerbaijan.
The interlocutors stressed the need to resume the peace process to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs. In this context, Mirzoyan noted that the Armenian side supports the position expressed in the joint statements of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs after the 44-day war, in particular, the need for a lasting and long-term settlement of the conflict based on well- known principles and elements.