Press Release by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group and the Foreign
Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan
PARIS, 28 January 2013 – On January 28, 2013, the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk
Group (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Jacques Faure of
France, and Ian Kelly of the United States of America) met jointly with the
Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov, and the Foreign Minister
of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian. Also participating in the meeting was the
Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej
Kasprzyk.
The Co-Chairs continued discussions with the Ministers on the working
proposal to advance the peace process, which they submitted to the sides in
October 2012. They also exchanged views on possible confidence building
measures.
The Co-Chairs referred to their statements of April 14, 2011 and July 13,
2012, and discussed with the Ministers issues pertaining to civilian flights
to and from the airport in Nagorno-Karabakh.
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The Foreign Ministers and the Co-Chairs stressed the importance of the OSCE
Minsk Group as the framework for negotiating a settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The Foreign Ministers reiterated their support
for a peaceful settlement and their determination to continue negotiations.
The Ministers and the Co-Chairs agreed to a further discussion of the peace
process in the coming weeks.