OSCE Chairman-in-Office responds to Factor.am question
In response to Factor.am, the press service of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Swedish Foreign Minister Anne Linde refused to comment on “3 + 3” format proposed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, just saying that the presidency fully supports the work of the Minsk Group co-chairs.
The Foreign Ministers of Russia and Iran announced at a joint press conference in Moscow the discussion of a new negotiation “3 + 3” format, which, in addition to them, will include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the issue of unblocking economic and transport routes in the region will be discussed within the framework of the thermometer, adding that the Iranian side has expressed a positive attitude to the idea.