Armenian foreign minister meets with OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs in Washington
19.06.2019,
12:06
Armenia’s Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan met Tuesday in Washington D.C. with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Igor Popov (Russia), Stefan Visconti (France), Andrew Shoffer (US) and Andrzej Kasprzyk, the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Anna Naghdalyan, spokesperson of the Armenian foreign ministry, wrote on her Facebook page.
YEREVAN, June 19. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan met Tuesday in Washington D.C. with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Igor Popov (Russia), Stefan Visconti (France), Andrew Shoffer (US) and Andrzej Kasprzyk, the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Anna Naghdalyan, spokesperson of the Armenian foreign ministry, wrote on her Facebook page.
It was reported earlier that a meeting brokered by the co-chairs was expected to be held in the United States' capital to discuss Karabakh conflict settlement.
On June 14, ahead of the meeting, the Armenian ministry of foreign affairs released a statement saying that «Azerbaijan’s continuous deplorable violations of ceasefire and provocative actions in recent days, which caused human irreversible losses and led to a serious escalation of the situation on the Line of Contact, have created unfavourable environment before the meeting.»
The ministry said in its statement that actions of Azerbaijan, which are marked by the use of force and threat of use of force, hinder the establishment of an environment conducive to peace and thus undermine the advancement of the peace process.
The current situation defines the priorities of the agenda of the upcoming meeting in Washington D.C.
Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when Karabakh, mainly populated by Armenians, declared its independence from Azerbaijan.
On December 10, 1991, a few days after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a referendum took place in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the majority of the population (99.89%) voted for secession from Azerbaijan.
Afterwards, large-scale military operations began. As a result, Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and the seven regions adjacent to it. Some 30,000 people were killed in this war and about one million people fled their homes.
On May 12, 1994, the Bishkek cease-fire agreement put an end to the military operations. Тalks brokered by OSCE Minsk Group are being held over peaceful settlement of the conflict. The group is co-chaired by USA, Russia and France. -0--
It was reported earlier that a meeting brokered by the co-chairs was expected to be held in the United States' capital to discuss Karabakh conflict settlement.
On June 14, ahead of the meeting, the Armenian ministry of foreign affairs released a statement saying that «Azerbaijan’s continuous deplorable violations of ceasefire and provocative actions in recent days, which caused human irreversible losses and led to a serious escalation of the situation on the Line of Contact, have created unfavourable environment before the meeting.»
The ministry said in its statement that actions of Azerbaijan, which are marked by the use of force and threat of use of force, hinder the establishment of an environment conducive to peace and thus undermine the advancement of the peace process.
The current situation defines the priorities of the agenda of the upcoming meeting in Washington D.C.
Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when Karabakh, mainly populated by Armenians, declared its independence from Azerbaijan.
On December 10, 1991, a few days after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a referendum took place in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the majority of the population (99.89%) voted for secession from Azerbaijan.
Afterwards, large-scale military operations began. As a result, Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and the seven regions adjacent to it. Some 30,000 people were killed in this war and about one million people fled their homes.
On May 12, 1994, the Bishkek cease-fire agreement put an end to the military operations. Тalks brokered by OSCE Minsk Group are being held over peaceful settlement of the conflict. The group is co-chaired by USA, Russia and France. -0--
