Russia, U.S. to appoint new OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs

PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia and the United States will appoint new Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group dealing with the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.



The designates are not made public yet, said Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov, the current OSCE MG Co-Chair from Russia.



The regular meeting in Krakow late July is supposed go be the last held by the current Co-chairs.



Matthew Bryza has been mediating in the OSCE MG since 2006. Yuri Merzlyakov assumed the post in 2003.



France has not announced intention to change its mediator yet.
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