The talks held with the Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers on October 6 in Moscow were very useful and rich, Russian Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Yuri Merzlyakov said. According to him, both Ministers positively assessed the consultations. "I think that the Co-chairs share their opinion," Merzlyakov stated. The diplomat pointed out that after getting a response from both parties as to the presentation of the proposals regarding "fundamental principles" of the settlement, the mediators continued talks. During the Moscow meeting, the Minsk Group Co-chairs were unanimous in their opinion with regards to the elements of several principles having differences, Merzlyakov said, adding, "We hope to achieve mutual understanding in the talks that will continue on 24 October in Paris."

The diplomat emphasized that during the Moscow meeting, debates on the organization of the next meeting of the Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents were not conducted. This question will be discussed in Paris. In addition, Merzlyakov refuted the previous statement that the meeting of the leaders of the conflict parties may take place at the CIS Summit on 17 October in Minsk. As a matter of fact, the diplomat said, the CIS Summit is scheduled for November, reported Trend news agency.