Armenia expects that Kazakhstan will display a balanced approach to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Armenian envoy said.

On Tuesday Armenia’s Ambassador to Kazakhstan Ara Sahakyan presented the copies of his credentials to President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Tengrinews.kz. reported.

Speaking during the media conference, Sahakyan said he had conveyed Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s invitation to pay an official visit to Armenia. Ambassador Sahakyan noted that Armenia considers Kazakhstan a friendly state.

“We have a painful problem that is a problem of Nagorno-Karabakh. The format of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, which are the U.S., Russia and France, ahs been created to solve the conflict and has been functioning for 20 years. We believe this format is effective, and the resources and opportunities that exist in the Minsk Group, have not been completely exhausted. Taking into account the fact that negotiations have been held for a long time and the final decision has not been found, we expect from all states, especially from friendly countries, including Kazakhstan, a balanced approach to the issue,” Sahakyan said.

Ambassador assured that Armenia will vote for the representative of Kazakhstan during the vote for the UN Security Council non-permanent members.