Monday, October 16 2017 19:46

ArmInfo. The joint statement of the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia and the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group following the meeting of Presidents Ilham  Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan in Geneva is the most positive statement for quite a long time, the former OSCE ambassador to Azerbaijan, OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Matthew Bryza.

"This indicates that the parties want to intensify the process and  intend to take measures to reduce tensions on the contact line,"  Bryza told Trend.

According to him, the next logical step is the organization of  working sessions with the participation of the Foreign Ministers of  Azerbaijan and Armenia. "If the presidents agreed to resume the  process, it is, of course, the duty of the co-chairs to organize such  working meetings with the foreign ministers. This is really good,  "Bryza added.

At the October 16 meeting, Sargsyan-Aliyev met. The meeting was  attended by Armenian and Azeri FMs Edward Nalbandian and Elmar  Mammadyarov, Minsk mediators Igor Popov (Russia), Andrew Scheffer  (USA), Stefan Visconti (France) and Personal Representative of the  OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk. The meeting was held in a  constructive atmosphere. The presidents agreed to take additional  measures to intensify the negotiation process and reduce tensions on  the contact line. At the same time, the mediators expressed their  commitment to continue working with the parties to the Karabakh  conflict to find a peaceful way to resolve it. As a next step in this  direction, the mediator called the organization of working meetings  with the foreign ministers of the two countries.