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OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs to assemble at the OSCE Headquarters in Vienna on May 5

27 April 2010 10:55 (UTC +04:00)

The mediators will inform OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Kanat Saudabayev and representatives of Minsk Group co-chairing countries about negotiation process.

Remind that Russian former and new co-chairs Yuri Merzlyakov and Igor Popov, French Co-chair Bernard Fassier, American Co-chair Robert Bradkte and Personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Anjey Kaspshik met on April 22. It was noted in the statement issued after the meeting that the discussions had been conducted on latest developments, as well as the high-level meetings held in Washington, Baku and Moscow: â€œThe co-chairs assessed those meetings as new impetus to the progress in peaceful solution to Nagorno Karabakh conflict within the framework of Madrid principles. The co-chairs will visit Vienna to inform the OSCE Minsk Group about these efforts in early Mayâ€.

Note that, Yuri Merzlyakov will hand over his post to Igor Popov during the Vienna meeting.