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APA, Azerbaijan
July 24 2014
OSCE MG Co-Chairs urge Azerbaijan and Armenia to commit themselves to
avoiding causalities on line of contact
[ 24 July 2014 10:36 ]
Baku - APA. 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, APA
reports quoting the OSCE's website. 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.
July 24 2014
OSCE MG Co-Chairs urge Azerbaijan and Armenia to commit themselves to
avoiding causalities on line of contact
[ 24 July 2014 10:36 ]
Baku - APA. 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, APA
reports quoting the OSCE's website. 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.