Armenian, Azeri Foreign Ministers' next meeting slated for early 2020![]() December 5, 2019 - 11:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers' next meeting will happen in early 2020, the two agreed at a meeting in Bratislava on Wednesday, December 4. The meeting of Armenia's Zohrab Mnatskanyan and Azerbaijan's Elmar Mammadyarov was held under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Igor Popov (Russia), Stefan Visconti (France) and Andrew Schofer(U.S.), as well as the Personal Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Andrzej Kasprzyk. The sides met in the Slovakian capital to discuss the ceasefire, confidence-building measures, as well as plans to continue working together early next year. The Armenian foreign policy chief cited the mutual visits of Armenian, Artsakh and Azerbaijani journalists as a "modest result" in the process of preparing peoples for peace. Also, Mnatsakanyan once again stressed the importance of involving the authorities of Artsakh in the negotiation process. ![]() ![]() Ruben Vardanyan expressed conviction that his people will stay strong amid Azerbaijan’s blockade of the Lachin corridor. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov. Rosa Linn took the opportunity to take her stance against the ongoing blockade of Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh. Moscow has urged Yerevan against “practicing scholasticism” and instead continue working together to achieve a comprehensive implementation of agreements. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |