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His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, will hold separate discussions with the former presidents of Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) to decide whether to continue their meetings, the spokesman of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Fr. Yesayi Artenyan, said in a statement on Tuesday.

It came in response to first President Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s statement that the platform for dialogue between the authorities and the opposition initiated by Karekin II and with the participation of the ex-presidents was no longer needed.

"The Catholicos of All Armenians appreciates the willingness of the presidents of Armenia and Artsakh to discuss the challenges facing the country and possible ways to cope with them in the well-known format of meetings. The Supreme Patriarch will hold separate discussions with the presidents regarding the expediency to continue meetings in this format," the statement read.