On April 21, a video conference was held between the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Elmar Mammadyarov, with the mediation and participation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Igor Popov (Russia), Stéphane Visconti  (France), Andrew Schofer (USA) and Andrzej Kasprzyk, the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office

The participants discussed the situation in the region due to the COVID-19 pandemic by emphasizing that all populations are confronting this new challenge without regard to political boundaries. The parties touched upon the recent developments in the region.

The necessity to undertake steps aimed at unconditional observance and strengthening of the ceasefire regime amid the global fight against COVID-19 was particularly emphasized. In this regard, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs highlighted the importance of their statement and the UN Secretary-General's call for global ceasefire.

The consultations held on April 21 resulted in adoption of the joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs.