YEREVAN. – Azerbaijan is trying to hinder the efforts of Armenia and the OSCE Minsk Group aimed at the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian told reporters during a media briefing summing up the results of 2016 (PHOTOS).

The Foreign Minister reminded that Azerbaijan is trying to cast doubt on the Vienna and St. Petersburg arrangements, or to distort them As a result, the mediators have to constantly repeat again and again that the ceasefire must be respected unconditionally.

“It is an imThis portant point that the leadership of Armenia and Co-Chairs are guided by,” he added.

Asked about the change of the co-chairs, Foreign Minister noted that they represent position of their countries and change of certain people is unlikely to affect the mediation efforts substantially.