MG Co-Chairs welcome the agreements reached between Armenia and  Azerbaijan in Dushanbe 

ArmInfo. The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Stephane Visconti of France, and Andrew Schofer of the United States of  America), together with the Personal Representative of the OSCE  Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk, visited the region from 29  October to 2 November, the press statement of the Co- Chairs reads. 

The main purpose of the visit was to discuss the results of the  conversation between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on the  margins of the CIS summit in Dushanbe in September, outline next  steps in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, and review the overall  evolution of the situation on the ground.

The Co-Chairs met with Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in  Yerevan on 29 October and with President Ilham Aliyev in Baku on 1  November.  In both capitals, they held consultations with the  respective foreign ministers and defense ministers.  On October  30-31, Co-Chairs met with the de facto authorities in  Nagorno-Karabakh and visited the districts of Kelbajar and Agdam.  On  October 31, they participated in an OSCE ceasefire monitoring mission  along the Line of Contact near Agdam.  In Baku, the Co-Chairs met  with representatives of Azerbaijani communities affected by the  conflict.  While in the region, the Co-Chairs discussed the situation  with representatives from the ICRC and UNHCR.  In their meetings with  the Co-Chairs, the leaders in both capitals confirmed that the level  of violence has fallen significantly since they reaffirmed in  Dushanbe their commitment to reduce tensions.  In their  consultations, the Co-Chairs received additional details about the  implementation of the Dushanbe understanding, including with regard  to the establishment of direct communication links.  The Co-Chairs  welcomed these developments, commended the sides for implementing  constructive measures in good faith, and expressed support for the  leaders' readiness to continue their dialogue.  The Co-Chairs  stressed the importance of sustaining a climate of trust for  intensive negotiations on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh  conflict.  The Foreign Ministers agreed to meet again before the end  of the year.  The Co-Chairs will soon travel to Vienna to brief the  OSCE Permanent Council and the members of the Minsk Group.