OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs issue statement

PARIS, 17 March 2010 - The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Yuri Merzlyakov of Russia, Bernard Fassier of France, and Robert Bradtke of the United States, released the following statement today:

"The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs (Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov, the Russian Federation; Ambassador Bernard Fassier, France and Ambassador Robert Bradtke, United States) met with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian March 16 in Paris, where they held a working session. They discussed the Armenian comments on the Co-Chairs' latest formulations of the Basic Principles for the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The talks were held in a constructive spirit, and will be continued during the forthcoming travel of the Co-Chairs to Yerevan and Nagorno-Karabakh."