Interfax - Russia & CIS Military Newswire Friday 10:25 AM MSK OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs concerned about incidents, casualties in Karabakh, urge Baku, Yerevan to reach compromise BAKU. Sept 28 The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs (Igor Popov of Russia, Stephane Visconti of France and Andrew Schofer of the United States) have expressed concern about incidents and casualties on the Karabakh contact line at a meeting with the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia, Elmar Mammadyarov and Zohrab Mnatsakanyan. "The Co-Chairs and the Ministers discussed the situation in the region and sought clarification with respect to several recent statements and incidents of concern. The Co-Chairs expressed deep regret over the continuing and unnecessary loss of life," the co-chairs said in a statement after the meeting. "They cautioned the Ministers about the dangers of escalation, called on the parties to engage constructively in a positive atmosphere, and to avoid inflammatory rhetoric," the statement said. According to it, "The Co-Chairs underscored that a comprehensive settlement will require compromises on all sides." "In this context, the Ministers confirmed the importance of taking measures to intensify the negotiation process and to take additional steps to reduce tensions," the statement said. "The Ministers agreed to meet again before the end of the year," it said. "The Co-Chairs plan to visit the region in the near future and will then brief the OSCE Minsk Group and the Permanent Council on the status of negotiations," the statement said. The co-chairs "met separately and jointly with the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, and the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov, between 25 and 27 September on the margins of the UN General Assembly," the statement said. Te mk