OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs makes Joint Statement

The statement reads that Presidents accepted to meet in Minsk on margins of the next CIS meeting. "The Co-Chairs met with Presidents Robert Kocharian and Ilham Aliyev, as well as with Foreign Ministers. As a result of these meetings, which took place in an open minded and constructive spirit, both Presidents accepted Co-Chairs' proposal to meet in Minsk next week on the margins of the CIS Heads of States Council meeting. The discussions in both meetings confirmed that the consultations between the Foreign Ministers which took place in Moscow, Paris and Brussels in October-November were useful in moving of the negotiations forward. The Co-Chairs hope that, the upcoming meetings with the Presidents end Foreign Ministers in Minsk will allow taking a step toward an agreement on principles for the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, as endorsed by the G8 leaders in St. Petersburg in July." APA