State Secretary and Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, Grigory Karasin, on Thursday received the new French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, Stéphane Visconti .

During the meeting held in a traditionally trustworthy atmosphere, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, including issues related to the Russian-French cooperation in this area, were discussed, the press-service of the Russian MFA reports.

The meeting was attended by Pierre Andreu, who was the French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group before the appointment of Stéphane Visconti, as well as the Russian Co-Chair, I.V Popov.