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French co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Stéphane Visconti is amazed by the beauty of Stepanakert, the capital city of Artsakh. He shared his impressions at the briefing following the meeting between the co-chairs and Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan on March 28.

As Artsakhpress reports, he first expressed satisfaction with the visit to Stepanakert, noting that it was his first visit there although he had been to Caucasus several times even when young.

The mediator underscored the importance of observing the ceasefire regime, noting that they would first of all very much like there to be no ceasefire violations. At the same time, it is necessary to move forward, he said.

Referring to the cooperation with the Minsk Group, Visconti noted that the work is underway although not everyone sees and knows this. He declined to provide details, noting that the talks are confidential, but, according to him, this doesn’t mean that nothing is being done.

The co-chair also added that the process is complex, and at the same time the dialogue between the presidents of the co-chairing states is very intense.

According to the source, the diplomat recalled that the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents earlier visited Paris and discussed the Karabakh issue very deeply and intensively at the meeting with the French President. He expressed hope that Tuesday’s meeting will help contribute to the talks.