On July 19, Russian State Secretary, Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin received OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmen Bernard Fassier (France), Robert Bradtke (U.S.) and Igor Popov (Russia), as well as Personal Representatives of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk, who held working consultations in Moscow.

The Karabakh conflict settlement was in the focus of the meeting.

As per instruction of the Russian Foreign Minister, Grigory Karasin handed the Medal for Contribution to International Cooperation to the French Co-Chairman, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on its website.