Armenia considers requesting OSCE to dissolve Minsk Group

YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. Armenia considers the possibility of applying to the OSCE with the request of dissolving the Minsk Group, the Armenian Prime Minister’s spokesperson Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said in comments for the media.

“The Republic of Armenia considers the possibility of applying to the OSCE for the dissolution of the MG. On 19 December, 2024, in an interview with Armenpress, when asked about Armenia’s stance regarding the idea of dissolving the OSCE MG, Prime Minister Pashinyan said, ‘Constructive. We understand the stance that if there is no conflict what's the meaning of the existence of a format dealing with the conflict resolution. But we also want to be convinced that Azerbaijan is approaching this issue in this same logic, and for instance, that its motive under developing the narrative of the so-called Western Azerbaijan isn't about engaging in aggressive policy against the territory of the Republic of Armenia.’

In a Facebook post on 8 January 2025, Prime Minister Pashinyan emphasized that there is no Western Azerbaijan in the territory of Armenia, and cannot be, and emphasized the need for Azerbaijan to abandon that narrative questioning Armenia’s territorial integrity, and establish peace.

The Republic of Armenia unambiguously and unequivocally recognizes the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and is ready to reaffirm this by signing the peace treaty, as well as implementing all other initiatives and steps described in the abovementioned post. It is important for Azerbaijan to likewise unambiguously and unequivocally recognize the territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia,” Baghdasaryan said.