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Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday received Toivo Klaar, the EU's Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia. The Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Andrea Wiktorin was also present at the meeting, the prime minister’s office said in a statement.

Pashinyan highly appreciated the efforts of President of the European Council Charles Michel aimed at strengthening mutual understanding and stability in the region.

At the meeting, reference was made to the processes taking place in the South Caucasus region, the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh, the steps aimed at ensuring peace and stability.

"In particular, the sides exchanged thoughts on the results of the trilateral meetings held in Sochi with the mediation of the President of the Russian Federation and the President of the European Council in Brussels and the implementation of the agreements," the office said.

"The consistent attention of the international community towards the protection of the Armenian cultural heritage in the territories that have passed under the control of Azerbaijan was highlighted, in particular, the provision of the access of the UNESCO mission and international humanitarian organizations to the NK conflict zone, considering the steps already taken towards the destruction of a number of Armenian monuments.

"The interlocutors also referred to the Armenian-Turkish normalization process," reads the statement.