YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, ARMENPRESS. Azerbaijan continues attempts to obstruct the efforts of Armenia and the Co-chairs aimed at the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Armenia’s minister of foreign affairs Edward Nalbandian told a press conference on January 31.

“Azerbaijan questioned the Vienna and St. Petersburg agreements, or distorted them to such extent that now the co-chairing countries are forced to repeat that the ceasefire regime must unexceptionally be maintained, that the Vienna and St. Petersburg agreements must immediately be realized – regarding the introduction of investigation mechanisms of incidents and expanding the office of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson in Office”, Nalbandian said, adding that this is the main direction which Armenia and the co-chairs are taking.

Asked what impact will the replacement of the French and US co-chairs have on the NK conflict settlement process, the minister said: “The co-chairs express the stance of their countries and I don’t think that replacements of individuals can impact the settlement process of the conflict”.