ARMENIA HOPES FOR A BREAKTHROUGH IN KARABAKH EFFORTS IN NEW YEAR

Armenpress

YEREVAN, JANUARY 22, ARMENPRESS: Armenian foreign minister Vartan
Oskanian is flying today for Russia’s capital city Moscow, the venue of
his January 23 meeting with Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mamedyarov
on ways to end the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The meeting will be
attended by peace brokers from the OSCE Minsk Group.

Vladimir Karapetian, a spokesman for Armenian foreign ministry,
said the Armenian side expects positive outcome from the first
Nagorno-Karabakh related meeting in the new year. He added the Armenian
side hopes for a breakthrough in these efforts.

OSCE Minsk Group cochairmen from Russia, France and the USA will
visit Yerevan on January 24. They may also travel to Nagorno-Karabakh,
but that will be depending largely on weather conditions.