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Arme nian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian meets Azerbaijani Foreign
Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs in Strasbourg

On May 6, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, who is in Strasbourg
for the 118th session of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, had
a meeting with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Mammadyarov at the premises of
the Permanent Representation of France to the Council of Europe in
Strasburg. Following the meeting of two Ministers, Co-chairs of OSCE Minsk
Group Bernard Fassier (France), Matthew Bryza (USA), Yury Merzlyakov
(Russia) and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman in Office
Andrzej Kasprzyk joined them.

After the meeting Minister Nalbandian informed the journalists that the
meeting was a familiarization one, the two Ministers exchanged views on
Nagorno Karabakh peace process, presented the approaches of their countries
and agreed on continuation of the negotiations. The Ministers will present
the results of the discussion to their Presidents, who will decide on
further steps.

Before the meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Minister Nalbandian had
met OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs and the Personal Representative of the OSCE
Chairman in Office. The continuation of the peace process, based on the Co-
chairs’ proposals was discussed in that meeting. Minister Nalbandian highly
appreciated the activity and the efforts made by the Co-chairs and confirmed
the willingness of Armenia to continue the negotiations aimed at the finding
of solutions.