Top officials of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh refuted hearsay that US co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Steven Mann during his visit to Yerevan on June 3 discussed with Armenian President Robert Kocharian the possibility of free-will returning of three regions to Azerbaijan, which are now under control of the Nagorno Karabakh Armed Forces. In part, Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margarian, foreign minister Vardan Oskanian and chairman of the NKR National Assembly Oleg Yesaian in an interview to Liberty broadcasting station refuted rumors of the kind. "I do not think that such discussion has ever taken place", O. Yesaian stated adding that "if Karabakh viewed as not serious the return of 5 regions in exchange for opening of the Baku-Yerevan railway, it would be naive to believe it can agree to return 3 regions."