OSCE Minsk Group prepares new meeting of foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in September

OSCE Minsk Group Ambassadors Robert Bradtke (USA), Igor Popov

(Russia) and Jacques Faure (France), together with the personal

representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Andrzej Kasprzyk, visited

Baku and Yerevan on July 10-13, where they met with Presidents Ilham

Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan to discuss the latest efforts to resolve the

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, a statement issued by the press

service of the OSCE reads.

The meetings confirmed the commitment of the countries to a peaceful

settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the statement by

the representatives of the three member-states of the OSCE Minsk Group on

June 18 says.

The co-chairs expressed concern about recent incidents at the contact

line, and reaffirmed the political will of the parties to achieving

peace.

According to a report on the planned opening of the airport in

Nagorno-Karabakh, the co-chairs have received confirmation of the

parties renouncing the threat of force against civilians.

The co-chairs intend to meet separately with the foreign ministers of both

countries to prepare for a joint meeting in September.