During his first visit to Azerbaijan, new French co-chair of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe  Minsk Group (OSCE MG), Ambassador Stéphane Visconti, confirmed the determination of Paris to continue joint efforts, with the US and Russia, to facilitate a fair and just settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

The aforesaid is stated in a communiqué which the French embassy in Baku issued based on the results of Visconti’s first visit to Azerbaijan, on Sunday and Monday, according to Contact.az news agency of the country.

Visconti was received by President Ilham Aliyev, and FM Elmar Mammadyarov of Azerbaijan.