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Political analyst Suren Sargsyan urges the Armenian authorities to invite the OSCE Minsk Group mediators to Yerevan.

"France and the U.S. on the one hand and Russia on the other hand trade blames for the "demise" of the Minsk Group. Armenia, unlike Azerbaijan, insists that the Minsk Group is needed,’ he wrote on Facebook.

“Now the question is: Why doesn't Armenia invite the Minsk Group co-chairs to Yerevan? Incidentally, this will be the only channel of communication between the West and Russia. Let them visit the region and let Aliyev not receive them. Many things will become clear to everyone,” the analyst said.

His comments came after the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs said the U.S. Minsk Group co-chair spoke with her counterparts today to discuss the future of Nagorno-Karabakh. Also, the Bureau said the Russian co-chair did not accept Washington’s invitation to joint it.

Earlier on Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed that the Minsk Group “has wound down its activities” on the initiative of the United States and France.