Armenian, Azerbaijani FMs 'hold 3-hour talks' in Bratislava over Karabakh peace

The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan held a three-hour discussion in Bratislava (Slovakia) on Wednesday as they met for negotiations over Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) on the sidelines of the 26th OSCE Ministerial Council.

According to a statement summing up the meeting, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Elmar Mammadyarov agreed on future steps for continuing the peace talks and plans for arranging the next ministerial summit.

Citing Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tass.ru reports that the two officials considered a broad framework of issues at the three-hour talks attended also by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship. An official statement said that thet discussed the current processes in the negotiations and possible ways for reaching a peaceful settlement.