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27.06.2009 12:23
 On June 26 in France the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian, had a meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov and the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group Yuri Merzlyakov, Matthew Bryza and Bernard Fassier, as well as the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk.
The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met face-to-face, after which they were joined by the Minsk Group Co-Chairs and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office.
In line with the instruction the President of Armenia and Azerbaijan made as a result of their meeting in St. Petersburg on June 4, the Foreign Ministers continued the talks to discuss issues concerning the Karabakh conflict settlement with the view of bringing the positions of the parties closer on the principles incorporated in the Madrid Document.
Ministers Nalbandian and Mammadyarov referred to the possibility of organizing another meeting between the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan.
As a result of the talks it was decided that the Minsk Group Co-Chairs will visit the region early in July.
The meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers in Paris was useful and was held in a constructive atmosphere.
Minister Nalbandian left for Greece on June 27 to participate in the sitting of the Council of the OSCE Foreign Ministers.
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