KYIV, 5 December 2013 – On the occasion of the OSCE Ministerial Council
Meeting in Kyiv, the Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair
countries (Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov, Minister
for European Affairs of France Thierry Repentin, Assistant Secretary of State
for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland) and the Foreign Minister
of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov and Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward
Nalbandian agreed to continue working together on a just and peaceful
resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis what has been
already achieved.
The Co-Chair Heads of Delegation welcomed the recent resumption of high-level
dialogue between the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia, and expressed
their hope that upcoming meetings will advance the peace process. They
encouraged the sides to consider measures that would reduce tensions in the
region.
The Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to meet again in early
2014 under the auspices of the Minsk Group Co-Chairs, in order to facilitate
further talks at the highest level. The Ministers noted that the people of
the region expect and deserve progress in settlement of the conflict that has
endured far too long, and expressed their appreciation for the mediation role
of the Co-Chair countries.
