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The meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikola Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev took place in a positive and constructive atmosphere and provided an opportunity for the two leaders to clarify their respective positions, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Igor Popov (Russia), Stefane Visconti (France) and Andres Schofer (USA) stated on Friday, summing up  the Karabakh talks held on March 29 in Vienna.

According to the source, the leaders exchanged views about several key issues of the settlement process and ideas of substance

"The two leaders underlined the importance of building up an environment conducive to peace and taking further concrete and tangible steps in the negotiation process to find a peaceful solution to the conflict," the statement said, adding the two leaders  also agreed on humanitarian measures to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

"Recalling their conversation in Dushanbe, the leaders recommitted to strengthening the ceasefire and improving the mechanism for direct communication. They also agreed to develop a number of measures in the humanitarian field," the statement by the Minsk Group read.

"The Prime Minister and President instructed their Ministers to meet with the Co-Chairs again in the near future. They also agreed to continue their direct dialogue," the statement added.

To remind, the March 29 meeting mediated by the Minsk Group Co-Chairs between the two leaders over the Nagorno Karabakh settlement lasted for three hours. It first stated in an extended format attended by the FMs of the two countries, the Co-Chairs and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, then proceeded with the private meeting between Pashinyan and Aliyev.