OSCE Chairmanship welcomes fresh commitment by Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan - statement
“We are pleased to see the fresh impetus and commitment by the Presidents to take measures to intensify the negotiation process and seek additional steps to reduce tensions on the Line of Contact,” reads the statement released by the OSCE Austrian Chairmanship on Tuesday, following the summit between Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents in Geneva on 16 October under the auspices of the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group.
The statement posted on the OSCE website says the Chairmanship hopes this renewed engagement will be reflected in concrete steps to peacefully resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
“Planning for peace should be the focus of the endeavours. Represented by Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on the conflict dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference, the Chairmanship underlines its continued readiness to further support the efforts for peace on all sides,” the statement quotes the spokesperson of the OSCE Chairmanship.