Austria hopes Azerbaijan will continue to work closely with OSCE MG - president

  18 March 2016    Read: 1163
Austria hopes Azerbaijan will continue to work closely with OSCE MG - president
Austria hopes that Azerbaijan will continue to work closely with the Co-Chairs of the Minsk Group and within all other structures of the OSCE, Heinz Fischer, President of Austria that will assume the chairmanship of the OSCE next year said in an interview with the Business Year.
“The Austrian OSCE chairmanship will build on the excellent work of the current German OSCE Chairmanship. We are fully aware of the central and sensitive issue of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The dramatic increase of violence in 2015 along the line of contact is a matter of serious concern. I am aware of the frustration of Azerbaijan with respect to the efforts of the Co-Chairs of the Minsk group in solving the issue. Nevertheless, we are convinced that the Minsk Group is the only practical platform for conflict resolution. The solution based on the Madrid Principles of 2007 is still on the table and, as far as I have been informed, the Russian Federation is promoting a similar solution along these lines,” he said.

He expressed regret over the decision of the government of Azerbaijan in July last year to close the office of the OSCE Project Coordinator in Baku. This step has unfortunately significantly weakened the positive role of the OSCE in Azerbaijan and might also carry the danger of an isolation of Azerbaijan within the OSCE. In the light of the importance of OSCE as a conflict solving organization, Azerbaijan might be interested in reviewing its decision and consider a reopening of the office. I am sure a discussion about the exact mandate of the office is possible taking into account Azerbaijan`s concerns. Austria would be glad to offer its good offices and assist in placing a stepping stone to the solution of this long lasting conflict,” he noted.

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