Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian left for Sofia on December 5th to take part at the 12th OSCE Ministerial Council.

The same day Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers took part at the joint meeting with the participation of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen.

At the meeting the parties discussed issues relating to current stage of the negotiations over Nagorno Karabagh conflict, as well as exchanged views on its perspectives of its peaceful settlement.

On December 6-7 Minister Oskanian will take part at the OSCE 12th Ministerial in Sofia. At this forum the report of Bulgarian presidency to be presented, the OSCE annual activity will be discussed and the main directions of the ongoing programs will be outlined.

The speech of the Armenian Foreign Minister in the frame of the forum will be delivered on December 7th.

On December 9 Minister Oskanian will arrive in Brussels to participate in the EAPC Ministerial Council.