“Our statements are aimed at preventing the tension on the frontline,” OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Igor Popov (Russia) said at the briefing with journalists following the meeting with Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan, as reported by “Artsakhpress”.

“Our statements were targeted, which aimed at keeping the procedure of peaceful negotiations for the settlement of the conflict,” Mr. Popov said.

OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Richard Hoagland (U.S.) told the reporters that during the meeting with President Bako Sahakyan they discussed issues related to Karabakh conflict settlement, as well as various sectors of the economy, the financial sphere and many other issues.

To note, Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan received today the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Igor Popov (Russian Federation), Stephane Visconti (France) and Richard Hoagland (USA), personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk and officials accompanying them.

Before departing for Artsakh, the Co-Chairs visited Yerevan, met with Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan, as well as Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan.