Lavrov and Steinmeier discuss Minsk accords and Karabakh

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the implementation of the Minsk accords within the Normandy format with his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

"The ministers discussed certain aspects of Russian-German relations and exchanged opinions on key international issues. Special attention was given to work in the Normandy format on implementing the Minsk accords and on ways of overcoming the Ukrainian crisis, as well as promoting the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the light of Steinmeier's recent visit to Azerbaijan and Armenia," Sputnik cited the ministry as saying.