Yesterday of Azeri Foreign MInister Elmar Mamedyarov had a recurrent meeting with Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (MG). The meeting was held within the Prague process. Ambassadors Steven Mann (US), Yuri Merzlyakov (russia) and Bernard Facier (France) discussed with the Azeri FM elements of the Karabakh conflcit settlement, reported the 525 Baku newspaper. After that the mediators will meet with Armenain FM Vartan Oskanian. It should be reminded that the first private meeting of the Co-Chairs with the FMs was held in London April 14-15. At the time the Co-Chairs met with the Armenian Foreign MInister first, and the the Azeri FM. After those consultations the time of the recurrent round of talks in Frankfurt was adjusted. However, this time the Armenian FM did not go to Frankfurt. As stated by Armenian Foreign Ministry Press Secretary Hamlet Gasparian, there was no specific agreement on it. In his wrods, the venue and time for the Co-Chairs to meet with the Armenian FM were not arranged. MG Russian Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov confirmed it, noting that after the Frankfurt meeting the mediators will hold negotiations with the Amrenian FM in a European city. The Russian Co-Chair also said the Ambassadors authored the initiative of holding private talks with the FMs. In his words, this format of talks allows more detailed acquaintance with the positions of the parties and the degree of coincidence of the viewpoints over the details. In the words of the Russian Ambassador, there are a range of issues that make such a meeting necessary and the Co-Chairs want to discuss these questions with state leaders. However, the talks being secret as before does not allow to make judgements on the degree of rapprochement of the stands of the parties. There were no statements on yesterday's meeting. Only American Ambassador Steven Mann said the mediators discuss a range of ideas with the parties. Today the majority of observers consider that an important phase in the Karabakh settlement process has begun and the US is distinguished for its special activity at this stage. Besides, it is noted that during his visit to Georgia May 10 the US President will make a statement over conflict settlement in the South Caucasus and will put forward initiatives.