Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and newly-appointed French Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Stéphane Visconti discussed the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict on Wednesday, December 14.

At a meeting in Yerevan, Nalbandian said the implementation of agreements reached at summits in Vienna and Saint Petersburg are paramount for pushing the negotiation process forward.

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Azeri leader Ilham Aliyev met on June 20 in Saint Petersburg to address the conflict, with Russian President Vladimir Putin mediating the talks. The Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents confirmed their commitment to the implementation of agreements reached at a Vienna-hosted meeting on May 16. To that end, they agreed to increase the number of international observers in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone. Also, they expressed satisfaction that the ceasefire was now holding. Prior to that, a meeting between both leaders was organized on May 16 in Vienna, with top diplomats from the MG co-chairing countries hosting the summit.

Also, the sides hailed the statement adopted by the heads of delegations representing the Minsk Group co-chairing countries.