On June 30 the video conference of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Elmar Mammadyarov, took place. The confrenve was mediated and attended by OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Igor Popov (Russia), Stefan Visconti (France), Andrew Shoffer (USA), as well as by the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk.
During the video conference the peace process in pandemic situation was discussed. The Armenian Foreign Minister stressed the inadmissibility of Azerbaijan's belligerent and destructive statements noting that they harm the environment of the peace process and hinder the implementation of the commitment of preparing peoples to for peace. At the same time Minister Mnatsakanyan stressed the need to ensure the continued security of the people of Artsakh including through free and safe movement.
During the meeting also the possibilities of face-to-face meetings and the Co-Chairs' visit to the region was fiscussed, depending on pandemic situation. At the same time the readiness to continue contacts over the next month was stressed.
