OSCE MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS ISSUE STATEMENT ON KARABAKH SETTLEMENT PROCESS

Yerkir
09.03.2010 13:00

Yerevan (Yerkir) – The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors
Yury Merzlyakov of Russia, Bernard Fassier of France, and Robert
Bradtke of the United States, released the following statement in
Paris on March 6:

"The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs (Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov, the
Russian Federation; Ambassador Bernard Fassier, France; Ambassador
Robert Bradtke, United States) met with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister
Elmar Mammadyarov in Paris, where they held a working session. They
assessed the current stage of the negotiations and considered
comments of both the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides on the updated
Madrid Principles, which were presented to them by the Co-Chairs in
December 2009 and January 2010.

The Co-Chairs plan to meet Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian
in Paris later this month for a similar discussion, prior to going
to the region."