OSCE chief says Karabakh conflict must be resolved soon
Worsening the situation at the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops demonstrates the need for a rapid response to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which is so harmful to the peoples of the region, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore said at the 19th meeting of OSCE Ministerial Council on Thursday, Trend news agency reported.
"I want to express my gratitude to Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk for his active work in the region," he said.
He said that the OSCE is working in the interests of citizens.
"I urge all to participate in the constructive cooperation and demonstrate the relevance of our organization by 2015 in anticipation of the 40th anniversary of Helsinki Declaration," Gilmore said.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France and the U.S. -
are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.