OSCE Minsk Group co-chair refused to comment on tensions at the line of contact between Azerbaijan and Artsakh armed forces at news conference in Yerevan.

When asked about any advice to his successor Jacques Faure, French co-chair Bernard Fassier characterized him as an experience diplomat who'll be able to perfectly handle the task.

On Nov 29, the co-chairs will leave for Nagorno Karbakh Republic and cross the contact line to meet Azerbaijan President Nov 30.

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs for Karabakh settlement Igor Popov (Russia), Bernard Fassier (France) and Robert Bradtke (U.S.) and the Personal Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk arrived in Yerevan Nov 29. Future French co-chair, currently Ambassador to Ukraine Jacques Faure, whose visit hasn’t been previously announced, accompanied the co-chairs.