March 30, 2010 - 14:30 AMT
OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs issue statement
The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Yuri Merzlyakov of Russia, Bernard Fassier of France, and Robert Bradtke of the United States, released the following statement:

"The Minsk Group Co-Chairs (Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov, Russian Federation; Ambassador Bernard Fassier, France; Ambassador Robert Bradtke, United States) visited Yerevan and Nagorno Karabkah March 26-29. They updated the de facto authorities March 27 on the current state of negotiations. In Yerevan March 28, the Co-Chairs met President Serzh Sargsyan and Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian to further discuss Armenian comments on the Basic Principles for the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

While in Armenia, the Co-Chairs also had a number of other separate bilateral meetings. After the recent meetings between the Co-Chairs and the parties in Paris and in the region, the Co-Chairs note with satisfaction the commitment of the parties to reach a peaceful settlement within the framework of the Madrid Principles."