On July 31 in Moscow Foreign Minister Nalbandian had a meeting with Co-chairs of OSCE Minsk Group Bernard Fassier (France), Matthew Bryza (USA), Yury Merzlyakov (Russia) and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman in Office Andrzej Kasprzyk.

On August 1 an hour-long tête-à-tête meeting between the Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov took place, which was followed by the enlarged discussion with participation of OSCE MG Co-Chiars and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman in Office.

During the meetings, the sides discussed their positions on the MG Co-Chairs’ Madrid proposals, according to the instructions of Armenian and Azerbaijan Presidents, given after their meeting in St. Petersburg on 6 of June, 2008 in order to bring closer the positions of the sides on still disputable issues.

At the end of the meeting, the two Foreign Ministers speaking to the journalists, assessed the meeting as practical and constructive, told about their intention to continue talks and meet in September in New-York during the General Assembly of the United Nations. On the same day Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Denissov hosted a lunch in honor of Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers.