YEREVAN. - President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan spoke on phone with the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Saturday, The conversation took place upon the latter’s initiative.

During the talk, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed regret in connection with the cancellation of his visit to Armenia due to extraordinary circumstances, Armenian President’s press-service reports.

He also underscored the importance of the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, expressing full support for the activity of the OSCE Minsk Group.

For his part, President Sargsyan noted that the Armenian community has been waiting for the visit of the UN Secretary-General long ago. He expressed hope that it will be possible to hold his visit in new and mutually agreed time limits.