The presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia have expressed commitment to the normalization the situation along the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh and agreed to increase the number of OSCE monitors there, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

"Alongside identifying concrete measures to step up the negotiating process the presidents agreed a trilateral statement to confirm the readiness for normalizing the situation along the contact line, expressed consent to increase the number of OSCE monitors in the conflict area and voiced the commitment to create conditions for steady progress at negotiations on a political settlement of the conflict," he added