26 Sep 2019 09:04

Armenia's Pashinyan, Stoltenberg discuss Karabakh settlement in New York

YEREVAN. Sept 26 (Interfax) - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed ways to settle the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh at a meeting in New York.

Pashinyan said at the meeting that Yerevan considers only a peaceful solution to the conflict, the Armenian government's press service said.

Stoltenberg, in turn, said that NATO has been facilitating efforts to peacefully resolve the problem in the context of regional security and stability.

Pashinyan also added that Armenia attaches importance to its cooperation with the alliance as partners and is interested in further deepening these contacts as part of peaceful missions.

Stoltenberg called Armenia a key partner for NATO, saying that their individual partnership program serves as a sound foundation for consistently promoting cooperation between the sides, the Armenian government said.