The Foreign Ministers of OSCE welcomed the resumption of dialogue between Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents, the ministerial statement said.

“The Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the participating States of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe:

Welcome the Joint Statement by the Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Countries and the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia of 5 December 2013 and their agreement to continue working together on a just and peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of what has been already achieved;

Welcome the recent resumption of high-level dialogue between the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia, and express the hope that upcoming meetings will advance the peace process;

Encourage the sides to consider measures that would reduce tensions in the region.”