Armenian President, OSCE MG co-chairs discuss current stage of Karabakh settlementJuly 18, 2011 - 17:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On July 18, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Bernard Fassier (France), Igor Popov (Russia) and Robert Bradtke (USA) and Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk. At the meeting, the parties focused on current stage of Karabakh conflict settlement negotiations, presidential press service reported. On July 8, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov handed over a personal message and proposals of RF President Dmitry Medvedev to Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev. At June 24 meeting in Kazan, the Presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia failed to sign an agreement on basic principles of Karabakh conflict settlement. As Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian noted later, despite the OSCE MG co-chairs’ efforts, Azerbaijan was not ready to accept the final version of basic principles, presenting ten new amendments at the last moment. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |