On January 28 took place the meeting between the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Jacques Faure of France, and Ian Kelly of the United States of America and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk and the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan Edward Nalbandian and Elmar Mammadyarov.

The Co-Chairs continued discussions with the Ministers on the working proposal to advance the peace process, which they submitted to the sides in October 2012. They also exchanged views on possible confidence building measures.

The Co-Chairs, referring to their statements of April 14, 2011 and July 13, 2012, discussed with the Ministers the issues pertaining to civilian flights to and from the airport in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The Foreign Ministers and the Co-Chairs stressed the importance of the OSCE Minsk Group as the framework for negotiating a settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The Foreign Ministers reiterated their support for a peaceful settlement and their determination to continue the negotiations. The Ministers and the Co-Chairs agreed to a further
discussion of the peace process in the coming weeks.