The meeting between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and the French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group

On March 6, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Vahe Gevorgyan received Brice Roquefeuil, the French of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair, the Press Office of the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported.

During the meeting, the officials discussed regional security and stability issues. The sides exchanged views on the recent developments in the normalization process of Armenia-Azerbaijan relations.

"The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh resulting from Azerbaijan's illegal blockade of the Lachin corridor was touched upon. In this context, the importance of implementing the decision of the International Court of Justice regarding the request for provisional measures against Azerbaijan was highlighted. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs emphasized the need to send an international fact-finding group to the Lachin corridor and Nagorno-Karabakh," the report added.

"Vahe Gevorgyan also briefed his interlocutor on the details of the ambush carried out by Azerbaijan on March 5 in Nagorno-Karabakh," the information said.

Nikol Pashinyan receives the French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group

On the same day, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Brice Roquefeuil, the Press Office of the Armenian Prime Minister reported.

"The Prime Minister drew the attention of the French Co-chair to the fact of the sabotage attack carried out by the Azerbaijani armed forces in Nagorno Karabakh on March 5, as a result of which three officers of the passport and visa department of the Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Nagorno Karabakh were killed and one was injured," the report added.

"Nikol Pashinyan emphasized that the actions of the Azerbaijani sabotage group cannot be described as anything other than terrorism and added that parallel to the blocking of the Lachin Corridor and the actions aimed at provoking a humanitarian disaster in Nagorno-Karabakh for almost three months, Azerbaijan continues the actions of terrorizing the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh with the ultimate goal of accomplishing ethnic cleansing," it said.

"Both sides emphasized the need for Azerbaijan to immediately implement the decision of the International Court of Justice on unblocking the Lachin Corridor," the information said. At the same time, the Prime Minister added that under the existing conditions, sending an international fact-finding team to the Lachin Corridor and Nagorno Karabakh becomes a vital necessity. The parties discussed issues related to the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, including the complex Nagorno-Karabakh issue. The officials also emphasized the importance of the EU civilian mission's activity in Armenia, which will contribute to regional stability and peace.