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Republic of Artsakh Foreign Minister David Babayan attended and addressed the session of the Los Angeles City Council on Friday September 30, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release.

Issues related to the prospects of development of the Los Angeles-Artsakh relations, the current processes in the South Caucasus region, and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement were discussed at the meeting.

Babayan noted the importance of the relations between Artsakh and the City of Los Angeles, stressing that the people of Artsakh highly appreciate the recognition of the Republic of Artsakh by the metropolis, assessing it as an important moral, political and humanitarian exemplary decision.

“Touching upon the settlement of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict, the Foreign Minister of Artsakh stressed that the position of official Stepanakert had remained unchanged – Artsakh will never be part of Azerbaijan. The Foreign Minister also noted the importance of restoration of the full-fledged format of the negotiations within the frameworks of the OSCE Minsk Group,” the statement said.

Artsakh’s Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Lernik Hovhannisyan and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Artsakh to the USA and Canada Robert Avetisyan were present at the session.