On April 28, upon the initiative of the Russian side, a working meeting of Edward Nalbandian, Sergey Lavrov and Elmar Mammadyarov, Foreign Ministers of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan, respectively, took place in Moscow.

During the meeting discussions on the advancement of the Nagorno-Karabakh negotiation process were continued. The necessity of implementing the agreements reached at the summits in Vienna and St.Petersburg, held in May and June 2016, was emphasized.

Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan expressed gratitude to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia for his continuous efforts aimed at peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The Ministers agreed to continue contacts with regards to all the issues discussed.

After the trilateral meeting between the Ministers of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, they have been joined by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs - Ambassadors of Russia, US and France, as well as the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office. The sides had an exchange of views on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement process.