The US co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group James Warlick urged the sides to stop the violence along the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian armies.
“My appeal to the presidents: stop the violence along the line of contact and commit to negotiations,” Warlick tweeted on Jan.23.
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 two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council`s four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
US co-chair of OSCE MG appeals to Azerbaijani, Armenian presidents
24 January 2015
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