YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 4, ARMENPRESS. Germany's Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier published an article in the renowned The Huffington Post titled “Why the OSCE is indispensable for security in Europe” in which he referred to the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Steinmeier mentioned they currently face what is perhaps the most serious threat to peace and security in Europe since the end of the Cold War.

“I do not want to adopt the kind of fatalism that labels the unresolved conflicts in Transdniestria, Nagorno-Karabakh and the Southern Caucasus as "frozen". Each year they continue to bring hardship to the people affected and stagnation to the regions involved. We want to stabilize the ceasefires, build trust and improve the day-to-day lives of the people by taking small but tangible steps, such as improving economic exchange. As regards the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, armed clashes along the line of contact and the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan give us cause for concern. Germany is campaigning for an intensification of the negotiations under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group. One important step to this end would be the creation of a mechanism to investigate violations of the ceasefire,” German Foreign Minister emphasized.