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OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs issue statement

Date:
Place:
LUXEMBOURG
Source:
Minsk Group
Fields of work:
Conflict prevention and resolution

LUXEMBOURG, 26 October 2009 - 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 today:

"On October 26, 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 and Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian in Luxembourg, where they held a working session with each minister. The sessions, which took place in a constructive spirit, assessed the current stage of the negotiations and considered, in particular, next steps in view of the December 1-2 OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens.

The Co-Chairs will travel to the region in early November to meet the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan and continue to work with them on the basic principles for the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict."


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United States Mission to the OSCE

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Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the OSCE

Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the OSCE

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Permanent Representation of France to the OSCE

Permanent Representation of France to the OSCE

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