Thursday, July 12 2018 11:26

ArmInfo. Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan met with his Azerbaijani colleague  Elmar Mammadyarov in Brussels. This was reported by the press service  of the Armenian Foreign Ministry.

According to the source, after the democratic movement in Armenia,  which led to the change of power and the formation of a new  government, this meeting was the first between the heads of the  foreign affairs agencies of the two states. The co-chairs of the OSCE  Minsk Group Igor Popov (Russia), Stefan Visconti (France), Andrew  Chaufer (USA), as well as the Personal Representative of the OSCE  Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk took part in the meeting.

The RA Minister of Foreign Affairs expressed his gratitude to the  co-chairs for organizing the meeting. He stressed the importance of  the peace process and the need to maintain the dynamics of  negotiations. The meeting was of an introductory nature and was aimed  at acquaintance with the visions of the parties.  Zohrab Mnatsakanyan  stressed that the negotiation process has no alternative, and in this  context it is important to create an atmosphere of mutual trust  conducive to the peace process, reduce the level of tension,  unquestioningly maintain the ceasefire, and renounce militant  rhetoric. He also pointed to the need to involve all parties in the  conflict settlement process, which is important in terms of the  effectiveness of efforts to achieve lasting peace.  The Foreign  Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan presented their forthcoming  programs, as well as further steps.