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 - will travel to the region in the coming weeks to discuss with the leadership of Azerbaijan and Armenia the next steps to be taken towards reaching a peaceful resolution of the conflict, the U.S. Mission to the OSCE says, Trend reports.
The co-chairs and personal representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, met on March 2 with the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov, and on March 3 with the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian, and discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, the report says.
"The co-chairs repeated their concerns regarding the issue of civilian flights to Nagorno-Karabakh and the recent violence on the Line of Contact. They also discussed ideas to strengthen the ceasefire," the report says.
Earlier, Armenian media reported on the intended commissioning of the airport in Khojaly in the near future.