PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Ara Aivazian believes a final political solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is possible only within the framework of a "strong OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship".
Following a meeting with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ann Linde in Yerevan on Tuesday, march 16, Aivazian said that the conflict entered a new stage of development with the trilateral statement signed to stop the Turkish-Azerbaijani aggression and the deployment of Russian peacekeepers in Artsakh (Karabakh).
"We consider the trilateral statement as a document aimed at restoring the ceasefire and reaffirming the security. Although it contains some provisions concerning the peaceful settlement, however it does not address its key elements, and the most important among them is the status of Artsakh, based on the right of the Armenians of Artsakh to self-determination. A final political solution to the conflict is possible only within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship," Aivazian said.
"Recent developments in the region have underlined the need for a strong OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship, which will be able to lead the peace process on the basis of principles and elements developed over the years. We also need a strong, cohesive OSCE as an institute responsible for regional security and peace. In this context, we attach importance to the role of the OSCE Chairmanship, including the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office.
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