The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara, met the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Jacques Faure of France, and Ian Kelly of the United States, as well as the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk to discuss progress in Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement.

The talks focused on the Co-Chairs’ meeting last week in Paris with the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, where they discussed a proposal to advance the peace process, and views on possible confidence building measures.

Minister Kozhara expressed full support to the Co-Chairs’ effort to strengthen the ceasefire and help the sides negotiate a peaceful settlement. “It is a priority of Ukraine’s OSCE Chairmanship to work with the parties to advance this process, and I urge the sides to show commitment and political will in bringing peace to the region,” the OSCE chair said.