The heads of the delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries issued a joint statement, which says that they remain fully committed to a negotiated settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and ready to host a meeting of the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan when they will be ready.
"Continuous and direct dialogue between the presidents, conducted under the auspices of the co-chairs, remains an essential element in building confidence and moving the peace process forward," the statement of the Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, the US Secretary of State John Kerry and the French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, says.
"In light of the dramatic escalation in violence along the line of contact in April, we express concern over continuing armed incidents, including reports on the use of heavy weapons, and strongly condemn the use of force or the threat of use of force," Trend cited the statement as saying.
