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Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk expressed concern about worsening situation on the contact line between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in recent days, as well as about coverage of these incidents in the press, the statement is on official website of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

"Recent reports of multiple incidents along the front lines are cause for concern. Every casualty is a tragedy for the families and other people involved. The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and the Minsk Group Co-chairs addressed this issue in their statement of 2 August," said Andrzej Kasprzyk.

The ambassador said that in order to de-escalate the situation he will continue liaising closely with the sides, including at the highest levels.

"I and my team will continue our monitoring activities that are organized in co-operation with the sides, most recently on 1 August," he stated.

Andrzej Kasprzyk noted that during each monitoring exercise, his teams approach the Line of Contact or the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, receive information from the respective sides concerning ceasefire violations and the general situation. However, as the ambassador noted, the monitoring is held in one specific location only. However, the ambassador stressed, monitoring is carried out in one particular place.

"We also offer the opportunity to the local commanders to address issues of mutual concern and defuse tensions," the Ambassador stated.

He recalled that the reports from the monitoring exercises are submitted to the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and members of the OSCE Minsk Group.

"Reports of incidents are also passed on by my Office to the relevant OSCE structures. We do not comment publicly either on the course of the respective monitoring exercises, or on their findings. Any press reports of this character are not based on information provided by my office," said Andrzej Kasprzyk.