YEREVAN, OCTOBER 16, ARMENPRESS. Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan on October 16 received OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Igor Popov (Russian Federation), Stephane Visconti (France) and Andrew Schofer (USA), personal representative of the OSCE chairman-in-office Andrzej Kasprzyk and officials accompanying them, the Presidential Office told Armenpress.

Issues related to the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict settlement, situation along the border between Artsakh and Azerbaijan were on the discussion agenda.

President Sahakyan reaffirmed the commitment of official Stepanakert to the peaceful settlement of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group, reiterating the necessity of restoring the full-fledged negotiations format with the participation of Artsakh in all the stages of the conflict settlement.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan