All Minsk Group member states should contribute to the settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and the Minsk Group should hold full-composition meetings, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said on Thursday.

He made the remarks during a meeting with the delegation led by Guenther Baechler, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Southern Caucasus.

At the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the priorities of Germany in the capacity of Acting OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict and the current status and prospects for future development of relations between Azerbaijan and OSCE.

Minister Elmar Mammadyarov briefing about the negotiations process over the settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, underlined that as a main goal Armenia pursues deliberate policy to inflict damage to the negotiations process with provocative actions, to maintain the current status-quo, which is based on occupation and aggression and to conduct annexation of Azerbaijan’s occupied territories.

He mentioned that bringing the technical issue such as the investigation of incidents intentionally into the agenda, is one of Armenia’s attempts to divert the attention from the resolution of the conflict.

He added that the technical issue such as the investigation of incidents could be considered as part of the process envisaging the withdrawal of Armenian troops from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.

The minister highlighted that for the resolution of the conflict, first and foremost, according to the relevant resolutions of UN Security Council the armed forced of Armenia must be withdrawn from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, the fact of occupation and aggression has to be ended and the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan within its internationally recognized borders have to be ensured.

Guenther Baechler expressed his gratitude for the comprehensive information. Briefing about the priorities of current OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, he noted that they pay particular attention for the settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict which constitutes the main threat for the regional peace and security.

At the meeting, the sides exchanged their views on the regional issues of mutual concern.

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