The following is an Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs press release.

On January 16, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, acting Foreign Minister of Armenia, met with Igor Popov, Stéphane Visconti, Andrew Schofer, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, and Andrzej Kasprzyk, the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office.

Acting Foreign Minister Mnatsakanyan reiterated approaches and the principled position of Armenia on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue,  particularly highlighting the importance of useful contacts in establishing broader mutual understanding and mutual trust.

The interlocutors exchanged views on the upcoming meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan and other steps included in Co-Chairs’ schedule.