On April 27, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian received Igor Popov, the newly appointed Russian Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group.

Welcoming the guest, Minister Nalbandian congratulated him on his appointment as the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair and expressed hope that Ambaassador Popov would have his important contribution on the process of settlement of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) issue.

Igor Popov thanked the Minister for the greetings and assured that he would spare no effort for promoting the settlement process.

In the course of the talks, the two discussed the recent developments in the process of settlement of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) issue. Igor Popov presented his impressions of the meetings held with the leadership of Azerbaijan in Baku.