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First of all, it is a necessity to implement what was particularly emphasized and agreed upon in the frameworks of the Summits in order to create conditions for the continuation of the negotiation process, MFA Edward Nalbandian said during the Eastern Partnership Informal Dialogue Meeting of the Foreign Ministers in Kiev.

“The exclusively peaceful settlement of the conflict, the full adherence to the 1994-1995 trilateral ceasefire agreements, which do not have time limitations, the creation of mechanism for the investigation of ceasefire violations, the expansion of the team of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office,” Mr. Nalbandian enumerated the agreements.

The Foreign Minister noted that both Vienna and St. Petersburg Summits were first and foremost aimed at stabilizing the situation in the conflict zone in the aftermaths of large-scale military offensive unleashed by Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh in April, which was accompanied by the gross violations of international human rights and humanitarian laws.

“Unfortunately, Azerbaijan after both Summits tries to ignore the reached agreements hindering the advancement of the peace process. Armenia will continue its efforts together with the Co-Chair countries aimed at exclusively peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,” he said.
Mr. Nalbandian also noted that Armenia would like to host the next Eastern Partnership Informal Dialogue Meeting of the Foreign Ministers in Yerevan.

“We count on your consent in this regard and hope to make a meaningful contribution to our cooperation through the Yerevan meeting,” he noted.

The full speech of the Foreign Minister is available here .