STEPANAKERT. – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), or Artsakh, President Bako Sahakyan on Sunday received the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group.

At the beginning of the talk the President congratulated newly appointed French Co-Chair Pierre Andrieu for assuming this high post expressing hope that he will continue his active engagement in the settlement of the Azerbaijan-Karabakh conflict.

Sahakyan also expressed gratitude to the former French Co-Chair Jacques Faure for his impartial and productive work, informed the Central Information Department of the Office of the NKR President.

Reflecting on the Azerbaijani-Karabakh peace process, President Sahakyan stressed that official Stepanakert is committed to its peaceful settlement within the framework of the Minsk Group.

The President highlighted that freedom and independence are exceptional values for Artsakh and a return to the past, both in terms of status and borders, is impossible.

The current situation along the borders and the regional trends were touched upon, too.

NKR Foreign Minister Karen Mirzoyan and several other officials also attended the meeting.