The agreement of the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents to advance negotiations and meet again in the months ahead is encouraging, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton said in a statement, the EU High Representative's press-service reported today.
Catherine Ashton welcomed the meeting between President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev held in Vienna on November 19. According to the report, Ashton commends the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs and their efforts in facilitating the resumption of top-level meetings.
Ashton said the EU is ready to engage in renewed efforts towards political settlement of the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict and to further contribute to peace-building efforts, in support of and in full complementarity with the OSCE Minsk Group.