Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers Says Next Meeting On Karabakh To Be Held In February

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov told Sputnik that he had agreed on Wednesday with acting Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan to hold the next meeting on settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict would be held in February

BAKU (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 16th January, 2019) Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov told Sputnik that he had agreed on Wednesday with acting Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan to hold the next meeting on settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict would be held in February.

On Wednesday, Mammadyarov and Mnatsakanyan held a meeting in Paris mediated by co-chairs of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's (OSCE) Minsk Group and attended by Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk.

"Our discussion has lasted for four hours. That was a very useful and positive exchange of opinions aimed at establishment of mutual understanding and trust.

The parties agreed to continue the negotiations next month. During the talks, the parties discussed a number of issues, including preparing both sides' population for peace, security and sustainable regional development," Mammadyarov said.

Nagorno-Karabakh, an Azerbaijani region with a predominantly Armenian population, proclaimed its independence in 1991, prompting a still ongoing military conflict. In early April 2016, tensions between Azerbaijani and Nagorno-Karabakh forces escalated, resulting in multiple casualties. Sporadic clashes continue even though the sides promptly agreed to cease hostilities.