BAKU. July 5 (Interfax) - Countries chairing the OSCE Minsk Group have developed a common approach to the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, U.S. cochairman of the group Robert Bradtke said on Sunday as reported by ANS TV channel.
There is a common approach to the issue and there is no difference between us, including difference of opinions, he said. Close cooperation has been established, he said.
Bradtke said that the arrival of the cochairman of the Minsk Group in Baku demonstrates the unification of the efforts of the United States, Russia and France on the matter.
French cochairman Bernard Fassier said that there was a meeting with the de facto government of Nagorno Karabakh and the defense minister of Armenia. "We had full format talks with the minister of foreign affairs and Armenian President Serzh Sargsian," he said.
The statement of the presidents of the cochairman countries in Canada was discussed in detail in Yerevan, he said.
He said the meeting in Azerbaijan was fruitful and fairly constructive compared to previous ones. "We will traditionally issue a statement at the end of the visit," he said.
According to the Russian cochairman Igor Popov, the foreign ministers and cochairmen must fulfill the instructions of their presidents in order to achieve a speedy settlement of the conflict.
"With the Armenian side we discussed the June 18 incident on the frontline. After the incident we immediately issued a joint statement denouncing the incident and noting the negative impact of such events on the progress of the peace process. The Armenian side reported information about the killed and wounded. As for the recovery of the body of the killed Azerbaijani serviceman, as far as I know the issue is being discussed by the relevant authorities and the body will be returned in due order," he said.
On Sunday the diplomats are to meet U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who is in Baku for an official visit. They will discuss the current situation at the Karabakh settlement talks.
The meetings of cochairman with Azerbaijani officials are scheduled for Monday.