Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia Elmar Mammadyarov and Edward Nalbandian met in Paris. The ministers discussed settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Robert Bradtke, Jacques Faure, Igor Popov and Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk are to join the meeting.

According to the joint statement of the co-chairs, the ministers discussed the question of peaceful solution to the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the further steps for development of humanitarian contacts and creation of mechanisms to investigate the facts of violation of ceasefire regime and preserve the objects of historical and cultural importance.

The Co-Chairs also reiterated deep concern over recent incidents along the front lines and stressed the need to respect the 1994 ceasefire agreement. The Foreign Ministers expressed their determination to continue working with the Co-Chairs to reach a peaceful settlement, and their readiness to carry out confidence-building measures that could improve the atmosphere for negotiations.

According to statement, "the meeting took place in a positive, constructive atmosphere. As a next step, the Co-Chairs will visit the region in the coming weeks".

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