Warlick said the OSCE MG hails the personal involvement of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in the efforts aimed at achieving a sustainable settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Following the negotiations with Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan on Aug. 10 in Moscow, Vladimir Putin said Azerbaijan and Armenia really want to find a solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh crisis.
Russia and some other countries of the OSCE Minsk Group could act as guarantors in the settlement of the conflict, Putin noted.
Russia hopes Azerbaijan and Armenia will be able to reach a compromise settlement of the existing conflict – without winners or losers, added Putin.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts. The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
OSCE MG hails Russia’s role in Karabakh conflict settlement
16 August 2016
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The OSCE Minsk Group (MG) welcomes Russia’s readiness to act as a guarantor in settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, RIA Novosti quoted the OSCE Minsk Group’s US Co-chair James Warlick as saying.
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