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Press Release by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group

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Minsk Group
Fields of work:
Conflict prevention and resolution

VIENNA, 19 November 2013 - The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (the Russian Federation, France, and the United States of America) welcomed President Ilham Aliyev of the Republic of Azerbaijan and President Serzh Sargsian of the Republic of Armenia to Vienna to advance discussions on the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, accompanied by their Foreign Ministers.  They were joined by the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson in Office.  This was the Presidents’ first meeting since their January 2012 summit in Sochi.

During their private one-on-one meeting and the working session afterward with the Co-Chairs and the Ministers, the Presidents discussed a broad range of issues related to the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

The Presidents agreed to advance negotiations toward a peaceful settlement.  They instructed their Foreign Ministers to continue to cooperate with the Co-Chairs to build on the work to date  with the aim of intensifying the peace process.  They agreed to meet again in the months ahead.

As a next step, the Co-Chairs are organizing working sessions with the Ministers on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial Council, which will take place on December 5-6 in Kyiv.  The Co-Chairs plan to visit the region before the  end of this year.


Contacts

United States Mission to the OSCE

United States Mission to the OSCE

Wagramerstrasse 17-19
1220 Vienna
Austria

Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the OSCE

Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the OSCE

Erzherzog Karl Str. 182
1220 Vienna
Austria

Permanent Representation of France to the OSCE

Permanent Representation of France to the OSCE

Schwarzenbergplatz 16
1010 Vienna
Austria