The OSCE Minsk Group currently cannot play its role as a mediator in the settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, former US extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza said in an interview with Hadaf program on Azerbaijan Television (AzTV), Trend reports on Aug. 28.

The further strengthening of the OSCE and its comprehensive approach to security is inextricably linked to full respect for and implementation of the fundamental principles and commitments enshrined in the Helsinki Final Act, said the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Prime Minister and Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania, Edi Rama, on the day marking the 45th anniversary of the landmark document, Trend reports with reference to OSCE.

The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Stéphane Visconti of France, and Andrew Schofer of the United States of America) and Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office (PRCIO) Andrzej Kasprzyk released a statement welcoming the relative stability along the Azerbaijan-Armenia border since 16 July, Trend reports.

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President George Tsereteli has closely followed the situation along the border of Azerbaijan and Armenia and has been in contact this week with the countries’ OSCE PA delegations and relevant international actors, Trend reports citing OSCE PA.

U.S. Permanent Representative to the OSCE James Gilmore has reiterated his country’s commitment to help Azerbaijan and Armenia reach a peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Prime Minister of Albania and Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Edi Rama has expressed great concern about the intensified violence along the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trend reports on July 15.

The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs (Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Stéphane Visconti of France, and Andrew Schofer of the United States of America) call on the sides to resume substantive negotiations as soon as possible, Trend reports on July 13 referring to the Co-Chairs’ statement.

There has to be a diplomatic solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, US Ambassador to OSCE James Gilmore said during the special briefing of the US State Department on March 2, while commenting on OSCE’s responsibilities on Nagorno-Karabakh.

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir’s hasty reaction to the recent snap parliamentary elections, without properly studying the issue, demonstrates his bias against Azerbaijan, Head of the Presidential Administration’s Department of Foreign Policy Affairs Hikmet Hajiyev told local media on February 14.

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with the OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger in Vienna and the sides discussed the ways to enhance co-operation between OSCE and Azerbaijan, Trend reports citing MFA press service.