“The Minsk Group Co-Chairs have proposed to meet with the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan ahead of the Munich Security Conference,” Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian told a press conference today.

He added that the Co-Chairs have offered to organize a meeting between the Foreign Ministers of the two countries. Minister Nalbandian said “Armenia never refuses from any meetings on the ministerial or other levels.”

Minister Nalbandian added, however, that “we’re not sure about a meeting between the Foreign Ministers. “The meeting will take place if the Azerbaijani side agrees.”

As for the change of the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group Minister Nalbandian said: “The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs express the positions of their respective countries, and the change of persons can hardly have a serious influence on the mediating efforts.”