Azerbaijani and Armenian FMs to meet in Europe soon

Co-chairs of OSCE Minsk Group expect to hold a regular meeting between foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Europe to discuss the next actions in the negotiation process on Nagorno-Karabakh, the statement said.

A meeting of the OSCE Minsk Group was held on Wednesday in Vienna in a closed format. At the briefing, chairmen of the group informed representatives of the Minsk Group co-chairing countries about the negotiation process to resolve the Karabakh conflict, and future actions.

They underscored the commitment of the parties to make progress on the elaboration of a settlement based on the Madrid Principles as well as the elements contained in the joint statement issued by Presidents of the Co-Chair countries at the L'Aquila Summit of the Eight July 10, 2009.

At the Vienna meeting, Russian co-chairman Yuri Merzlyakov formally handed over his post to Igor Popov newly appointed to this position.


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