MFA RA: It is important to preserve dynamics of negotiation process  on settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

ArmInfo. In June this year, the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group are expected to visit Armenia. On May 23, RA Minister of Foreign Affairs Zohrab Mnatsakanyan stated  from the rostrum of the National Assembly of Armenia.

According to him, at present it is important to preserve the dynamics  of the negotiation process on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh  conflict exclusively within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group.  "In the near future we will have the opportunity to restore the  negotiation process, which was reported to the co-chairs during the  recent telephone conversation," the minister said. He added that  Armenia has acted and stands exclusively for a peaceful settlement of  the problem, and in this context it is important to preserve the  atmosphere of the talks in order to avoid escalating violence, which  in turn will significantly complicate the negotiation process.

The minister recalled that recently, together with the head of the  defense department, he visited the Nakhichevan section of the  Armenian-Azerbaijani border, thereby sending a signal about special  attention to this section of the border. "I hope that there will not  be any incidents in this sector," the Armenian Foreign Minister  stressed.

To recall, in the official statement of the mediators following the  meeting with the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, held in Paris on May  15, said that the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs expect a meeting with  the new Armenian leadership in June this year. The Azerbaijani  minister and mediators discussed the possibilities of advancing the  peace process on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict.  "Mammadyarov expressed Azerbaijan's readiness to resume active  negotiations as soon as possible," the statement published on the  OSCE website says.