Warlick says OSCE MG works to keep truce on contact line of troops
By Nazrin Gadimova
The mediators of the OSCE Minsk Group - the United States, Russia and France are working to keep the truce on the contact line of Armenian and Azerbaijani troops.
James Warlick, the OSCE MG co-chair from the U.S., announced about this while talking to Armenian media. He further added that the co-chairs are also working to resume negotiation process over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution under the MG auspices.
“The mediators are now trying to expand those means that will reduce the risk of clashes on the contact line, in particular by working towards the expansion of the OSCE monitoring mission,” Warlick stressed.
Warlick believes that instability on the contact line and the Armenian-Azerbaijani border clearly shows why it is necessary that the parties immediately start the negotiations around the conflict settlement.
The OSCE MG remains concerned about the current tension and ongoing ceasefire violations on the contact line between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops, he concluded.
The situation on the contact line of Armenian and Azerbaijani troops has again aggravated despite the ceasefire agreement that was reached with the mediation of Russia on April 5. Thus, the Armenian military units have shelled Azerbaijan’s Terter district, including Gapanli village on April 26 from 01:05 to 04:25 (UTC/GMT +4 hours).
The long-lasting Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict remains unresolved due to the continuation of Armenia’s occupant policy. Yerevan has not yet implemented the UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
The OSCE Minsk Group acted as the only mediator in resolution of the conflict, proceeding talks based on the renewed Madrid principles. However, the statements promising a sincere contribution to the peaceful resolution of the conflict have become frequent, but declarative in essence.
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Nazrin Gadimova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @NazrinGadimova
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