OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs to visit Azerbaijan first

Russia's Charge d'Affaires in Azerbaijan Pyotr Burdikin told journalists that the visit will start from Azerbaijan. Explaining the objective of visiting together with FM officials, the diplomat said the Minsk Group is trying to achieve the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and added that sometimes new figures joining the negotiating process brings new approaches to the stances of the parties.

According to APA, Mr.Burdikin also said that a number of options and plans have been discussed during the negotiating process, the option that was rejected before, was accepted later on. The Russian diplomat noted that none of these options are being discussed at present. He did not forecast what results will be in the end of the talks.

"This is a very difficult issue, but I believe there will be a progress," he stressed.