The U.S. government is optimistic about the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

A mechanism is worked out between Armenia and Russia, which implies preferential prices for supplies of Russian arms to Armenia.

The co-chairs did not make any proposals after the Istanbul meeting on March 20, as it seems nothing can be said over the matter at the moment, N. Mammadov said.

Transport blockade of the unrecognized Prednestrovian Republic continues. On the 3rd of March the government of Ukraine announced the introduction of new customs regime for the transportation of goods across Prednestrovian - Ukrainian border. From now on, the Ukrainian party demands Moldavian customs' registration of transported goods. The situation, which may turn to a humanitarian disaster, worries also citizens of other unrecognized republics, including Nagorno-Karabakh.