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Minsk Group Co-Chairs urge the parties to avoid casualties
22:48 23.07.2014
The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the
Russian Federation, James Warlick of the United States of America, and
Pierre Andrieu of France) met separately with the Foreign Minister of
Armenia, Mr. Edward Nalbandian, and the Foreign Minister of
Azerbaijan, Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, on July 22 in Brussels. The
Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador
Andrzej Kasprzyk, also participated in the meetings.
The Co-Chairs expressed their serious concern about the increase in
tensions and violence, including the targeted killings of civilians,
along the Line of Contact and the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. They
urged the parties to commit themselves to avoiding casualties and
rejected the deliberate targeting of villages and the civilian
population. They called on the Foreign Ministers to defuse tensions
and adhere to the terms of the ceasefire.
The Co-Chairs and Foreign Ministers also discussed possible agenda
items for a presidential summit, underscoring the importance of a
meeting between the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan for achieving
progress in peace negotiations. They also discussed meetings which
could take place in New York on the margins of the UN General
Assembly.
The Co-Chairs continue to review possible security confidence building
measures and people-to-people programs with the parties. They believe
that such programs build the trust and confidence necessary for a
lasting peace.
In Vienna, the Co-Chairs briefed the countries of the Minsk Group
about the status of peace negotiations.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/07/23/minsk-group-co-chairs-urge-the-parties-to-avoid-casualties/
22:48 23.07.2014
The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the
Russian Federation, James Warlick of the United States of America, and
Pierre Andrieu of France) met separately with the Foreign Minister of
Armenia, Mr. Edward Nalbandian, and the Foreign Minister of
Azerbaijan, Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, on July 22 in Brussels. The
Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador
Andrzej Kasprzyk, also participated in the meetings.
The Co-Chairs expressed their serious concern about the increase in
tensions and violence, including the targeted killings of civilians,
along the Line of Contact and the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. They
urged the parties to commit themselves to avoiding casualties and
rejected the deliberate targeting of villages and the civilian
population. They called on the Foreign Ministers to defuse tensions
and adhere to the terms of the ceasefire.
The Co-Chairs and Foreign Ministers also discussed possible agenda
items for a presidential summit, underscoring the importance of a
meeting between the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan for achieving
progress in peace negotiations. They also discussed meetings which
could take place in New York on the margins of the UN General
Assembly.
The Co-Chairs continue to review possible security confidence building
measures and people-to-people programs with the parties. They believe
that such programs build the trust and confidence necessary for a
lasting peace.
In Vienna, the Co-Chairs briefed the countries of the Minsk Group
about the status of peace negotiations.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/07/23/minsk-group-co-chairs-urge-the-parties-to-avoid-casualties/