Consultation of the Minsk Group in connection with the aggravation of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh will be held in Vienna on Tuesday, 5 April, France's foreign ministry spokesman Romain Nadal said.

As reported earlier, France expressed concern at the rapidly deteriorating situation in the Karabakh region and urged the parties to return to ceasefire on Saturday.

The representative of the French Foreign Ministry said that the co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Pierre Andrieu and his American and Russian colleagues, have also condemned this use of force and have called for respect of the ceasefire. They will meet with the Minsk Group in Vienna on April 5, and also will take part in work of the OSCE Permanent Council.