Armenian Foreign Minister believes bringing the Nagorno Karabakh process back to the constructive field to be the key goal of the meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart and OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs.

According to Edward Nalbandian, Baku turned down all the proposals by the mediators and thwarted the negotiations, with the Hungarian-Azerbaijani deal on assassin Ramil Safarov having undermined the talks.

“Meanwhile, Armenia upheld commitment to continue the negotiation process,” Minister Nalbandian said, adding that the international community’s indignation over Safarov pardon brought about changes in Karabakh talks.

“Armenia’s and Minsk Group’s intention to keep the negotiations going remains unchanged,” he said.

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met on October 28 with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Robert Bradtke, Igor Popov, Jacques Faure and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk in Paris. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov joined the parties later.

At the meeting, the co-chairs stressed the necessity to ease tensions between the conflicting parties, briefing those present on their views for achieving progress in Karabakh conflict settlement.

The Ministers, in turn, announced their readiness to continue joint work in reaching a peaceful solution.

In conclusion, the parties agreed to discuss the co-chairs’ suggestions during the latters’ visit to the region in November, Foreign Ministry press service reported.