The
Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Bernard Fassier of France,
Robert Bradtke of the United States,
and Igor Popov of the Russian
Federation, released the following statement
today:
"The
Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Bernard Fassier of France,
Robert Bradtke of the United States, and Igor Popov of the Russian Federation)
and Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk (Personal Representative of the OSCE
Chairperson-in-Office) met on September 7 in Vienna to discuss and coordinate their
program of activities, leading up to the Vilnius Ministerial Council of the
OSCE in December. The Co-Chairs also
briefed the OSCE Minsk Group on the continued high-level engagement with the
sides by all three Co-Chair governments, as well as on concrete efforts to
strengthen the ceasefire and to reach endorsement of the Basic Principles as a
framework for a comprehensive peace agreement.
On September 8, the Co-Chairs met with OSCE Secretary General Lamberto
Zannier to further discuss these and other aspects of the peace process."