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Interfax, Russia
June 22 2010
Mediators urge Baku, Yerevan to stick to non-use of force obligation
BAKU June 22
The co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group -Igor Popov (Russia), Bernard
Fassier (France) and Robert Bradtke (the United States) - have
"resolutely" condemned an armed incident that occurred at the
frontline separating Armenian and Azeri servicemen in the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area on June 18-19.
Such an incident is an unacceptable violation of the 1994 ceasefire
agreement, and it runs counter to the sides' proclaimed obligation to
refrain from using force or threatening to use force, the co-chairmen
said in a statement posted on the OSCE website.
The aforementioned incident occurred immediately after talks on a
peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict that took place
between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in St. Petersburg on
June 17 and were attended by the Russian president, they said.
Any use of military force at such a moment can be regarded only as an
attempt to hurt the peace process, they said.
The co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group called on the sides to
demonstrate restraint both at the frontline and in public statements,
as well as to promote peace-is-better-than-war principles among the
population.
There is no alternative to a peaceful solution to the conflict secured
through negotiations, they said.
From: A. Papazian
June 22 2010
Mediators urge Baku, Yerevan to stick to non-use of force obligation
BAKU June 22
The co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group -Igor Popov (Russia), Bernard
Fassier (France) and Robert Bradtke (the United States) - have
"resolutely" condemned an armed incident that occurred at the
frontline separating Armenian and Azeri servicemen in the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area on June 18-19.
Such an incident is an unacceptable violation of the 1994 ceasefire
agreement, and it runs counter to the sides' proclaimed obligation to
refrain from using force or threatening to use force, the co-chairmen
said in a statement posted on the OSCE website.
The aforementioned incident occurred immediately after talks on a
peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict that took place
between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in St. Petersburg on
June 17 and were attended by the Russian president, they said.
Any use of military force at such a moment can be regarded only as an
attempt to hurt the peace process, they said.
The co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group called on the sides to
demonstrate restraint both at the frontline and in public statements,
as well as to promote peace-is-better-than-war principles among the
population.
There is no alternative to a peaceful solution to the conflict secured
through negotiations, they said.
From: A. Papazian