On October 13, within the framework of his official visit to the Russian Federation, The RA Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan met with the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Stephane Visconti of France and Andrew Schofer of the United States of America, as well as the personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk. The French Co-Chair Stephane Visconti joined the meeting remotely.
The RA Foreign Minister and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs discussed the operative situation in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone. Minister Mnatsakanyan stressed that despite the joint statement at the ministerial level regarding the ceasfire on October 10, Azerbaijan still does not fulfill its commitment, pursues the large-scale military operations and deliberate targeting of the civilian infrastructure.
Minister Mnatsakanyan especially emphasized the need to introduce on-site verification mechanisms as an important means for achieving cease-fire and strengthening that regime.
The interlocutors summed up the work done so far in the framework of the peace process.
