Conversation of Viacheslav Chirikba with Karen Mirzoyan

On April 6, was held a telephone conversation between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia Viacheslav Chirikba and the Foreign Minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Karen Mirzoyan.

During the telephone conversation V.A. Chirikba expressed concern about the crisis on the line of contact in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

"I'm calling to express serious concern of both the leadership and the people of Abkhazia over the current crisis. We express our sorrow and sincere condolences on the death of citizens, especially among the civilian population. We are following very closely the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, and we hope for a speedy resolution of the current crisis." The Minister expressed the hope that the ceasefire agreement of April 5th will be maintained, in order to avoid escalation and new victims.

In turn, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic K.A. Mirzoyan thanked for the support and said that at this stage the main goal is to preserve the "ceasefire" and the return of all troops to their places of deployment until 1 April 2016.