On January 25 in Stepanakert OSCE MG Russian Co-Chair Yuri Merzlyakov said that in Nagorno Karabakh both the current situation and the perspectives of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict have been discussed. "We exchanged ideas and tried to come to a joint opinion on a number of issues," said Y. Merzlyakov. Answering the question on Kosovo settlement, the Russian mediator underlined that "it will create a precedent, since for the first time on the European territory the matter goes about a former autonomous region."

Alongside, OSCE MG French and American Co-Chairs Bernard Fassier and Matthew Bryza spoke against using the Kosovo settlement model as a universal means. "Every conflict has its own characteristics and difficulties, and every conflict needs to be found its own solution," stated Matthew Bryza, Mediamax reports.