French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian held meetings with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan on the situation in Karabakh,
"A year after the end of hostilities in Karabakh, Jean-Yves Le Drian received Jeyhun Bayramov and Ararat Mirzoyan. Firstly, he had separate meetings with them, and then held a joint one," the French ministry said in a statement.
In the course of these exchanges, the French minister reiterated France's desire to assist in intensifying the dialogue between the parties to achieve long-term peace in the South Caucasus.
The minister confirmed his readiness to continue negotiations at the political level with his colleagues.