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YEREVAN, JULY 21, ARMENPRESS. On July 21, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan received Igor Khovaev, the Russian Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, the special representative of the Russian Foreign Minister for supporting the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from MFA Armenia, during the meeting, issues related to regional security and stability were discussed.

Ararat Mirzoyan reaffirmed the approaches of the Armenian side regarding the establishment of comprehensive stability in the South Caucasus and key issues in the process of regulating relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The imperative to address the rights and security issues of the people of Nagorno Karabakh under the international mechanism was emphasized.

The interlocutors thoroughly discussed the humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh resulted by the illegal blocking of the Lachin Corridor. The need for Azerbaijan to immediately lift the blockade of the Lachin Corridor, according to the tripartite declaration of November 9, 2020 and the rulings of the UN International Court of Justice of February 22 and July 6.