Armenian FM Edward Nalbandian on Friday met with Swiss Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter on the margins of OSCE Ministerial Council in Kyiv.

Minister Nalbandian congratulated his Swiss counterpart on the upcoming presidency of the OSCE in 2014.

The Ministers discussed issues related to settlement of Karabakh conflict and support to the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group. Minister Nalbandian expressed his support to the upcoming presidency of Switzerland.

Edward Nalbandian also met with OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and had in-depth discussion of recent developments over Karabakh. In this context, the interlocutors gave high assessment of the OSCE Minsk Group efforts, noting importance of the moves aimed at easing regional tension.