Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian will again meet with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs within the coming days.
Edward Nalbandian to meet with OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs soon
STEPANAKERT, FEBRUARY 2, ARTSAKHPRESS-ARMENPRESS: Minister Nalbadian announced about this during the annual summing press conference of 2015, stating that the Armenian side is committed to continue collaborate with Co-chairs for the peaceful settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict. “There are no alternatives for negotiations; we shall continue our efforts with the Co-chairs to find a solution to Nagorno Karabakh conflict. We have already reached an agreement to hold a meeting with the Co-chairs within the coming days,” the Minister said.
He also noted that Azerbaijan does not succeed in making its maximalist and one-sided position acceptable for the international society, while Armenia speaks to the international society in the “same voice”.
On December 19, in the capital of the Swiss Confederation Bern the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev conducted negotiations aimed at the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh issue. The negotiations were mediated by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group.
The meeting, which took place at the Landgut “Lohn” reception hall of the Swiss government, started with the participation of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the two countries Edward Nalbandian and Elmar Mamedyarov, Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group Igor Popov (Russia), James Warlick (USA), Pierre Andrieu (France) and the Personal Representative of the OCSE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasperzuk and later was followed by the tête-a-tête meeting of the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan.
During the negotiations steps aimed at reducing tension in the conflict area and possibilities to move forward with the resolution of the issue were discussed.
