The Russian, Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers will meet in Moscow on Monday to discuss progress in the settlement of the Nagorny Karabakh issue, a spokesman for the Armenian foreign ministry said.
Foreign Minister of Armenia Eduard Nalbandyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov are travelling to Moscow for the meeting on the invitation of their Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, who is also an initiator of the talks.
The three diplomats last met for the discussions in November in Moscow.
The issue of Nagorny Karabakh, a breakaway region on Azerbaijani territory with a predominantly ethnic Armenian population, has been a sticking point in relations between the two former Soviet states.
The conflict first erupted in 1988, when the region claimed independence from Azerbaijan to join Armenia. More than 30,000 people are estimated to have died on both sides between 1988 and 1994. Nagorny Karabakh has remained in Armenian control since then.
The Caucasus neighbors continue to accuse each other of violating the ceasefire agreed in 1994.
Russia, along with France and the United States, is a member of the OSCE Minsk Group, which is mediating efforts to resolve the conflict.
YEREVAN, January 24 (RIA Novosti)
