YEREVAN. – Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Friday received a European Union (EU) delegation—led by Isabelle Dumont, the representative of the French chairmanship at the Council of the European Union and Advisor for Continental Europe and Turkey of the French President's Cabinet, as well as Toivo Klaar, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia.

The parties touched upon the situation in the South Caucasus as a result of the 44-day Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) war in the fall of 2020, and the steps being taken to reduce the tension and ensure stability along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, the Prime Minister's Office informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

In particular, they exchanged views on the results of the respective meetings held in Sochi, Russia—with the mediation of the Russian President—as well as in Brussels—with the mediation the President of the European Council and the French President—, and on the implementation of the agreements reached at those talks.

The need to fully operate the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group and to intensify the activities of the Co-Chairs toward the settlement of the Karabakh conflict was stressed, too.