Yerevan/05.11.13/Turan-ArmInfo: ‘It's time to continue the meetings between the presidents of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan , in which the parties in the Karabakh conflict should clarify their position’ said Igor Popov, the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair from Russia on Tuesday after a meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister, Edward Nalbandian.
He said the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group expect the clarification the position of the parties in the Karabakh conflict to move forward. He recalled that during the last two years meetings of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, have been initiated and now it is time to continue at the top level.
In turn, co-chair of the United States, James Warlick, said that the co-chairs plan to organize a meeting between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan by the end of the year. He added that the OSCE is working towards the establishment of peace, knowledge and understanding that the situation is difficult for both the parties in the conflict.
The co-chairs visited Azerbaijan and had meetings with the President , Foreign Minister and Minister of Defense. Ilham Aliyev agreed to take part in a meeting with Serzh Sargsyan. Today, the co-chairs will have a meeting with the President of Armenia, during which they will discuss the organization of a new meeting. -02D-
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