OSCE MG Foreign Ministers to take part in Sargsyan-Aliyev meeting

OSCE MG Foreign Ministers to take part in Sargsyan-Aliyev meeting

PanARMENIAN.Net - The foreign policy chiefs of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries will participate in the meeting between the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents - Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev - on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the U.S. Co-chair, ambassador James Warlick said.

The meeting is set to be held at 9:30 pm.

Meanwhile, President Sargsyan met with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, and will soon have a summit with the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.

The meeting with Kerry is to determine whether the Armenian President will meet with Aliyev.

The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan

The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now.

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