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Armenian and Azerbaijani FMs reaffirmed the intention of the parties to continue their efforts to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through political and diplomatic means, reads the statement released following the working meeting of Sergey Lavrov, Elmar Mammadyarov and Zohrab Mnatsakanyan held on Monday in Moscow. The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group joined the meeting held at the initiative of the Russian side.

“As a follow-up to the agreements reached by President Aliyev and Prime Minister Pashinyan at their summit in Vienna on 29 March of this year, the participants in the meeting discussed the situation at the border and the line of contact, as well as the prospects for establishing humanitarian co-operation. They also exchanged detailed views on key aspects of the settlement process,” the statement released by the OSCE Minsk Group reads in part.

It said the ministers emphasized their interest in further stabilization of the situation in the conflict zone, in particular during agricultural activities. “They also agreed to take measures, on a mutual basis, to allow families to have access to their relatives held in custody in the respective detention centers of the parties. The Ministers expressed their willingness to start concrete work on establishing contacts between people, including through mutual visits of media representatives,” read the statemen, adding Russia and the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group reiterated their commitment to the mediation mission aimed at achieving a sustainable peace in the region.

“The participants of the meeting agreed to continue their contacts in the near future,” concluded the statement.