OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs issue statement on anti-Armenian resolutions at PACE

YEREVAN, JANUARY 22, ARMENPRESS. The Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group – Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, James Warlick of the United States of America, and Pierre Andrieu of France issued a statement on the discussion fact of anti-Armenian resolution. As “Armenpress” reports, the Co-chairs recalled in the announcement that the only acceptable format ofthe resolution of Nagorno Karabakh conflictis Minsk Group over.

“We understand that the ParliamentaryAssembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) may consider resolutions on the conflict in the near future and remind PACE, and other regional and international organizations, that the Minsk Group remains the only accepted format for negotiations. We appreciate the interest paid by PACE members, but urge that steps not be taken which could undermine the Minsk Group’s mandate from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe or complicate ongoing negotiations.

Co-chairs informed that they welcome efforts to find a negotiated settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and are prepared to work cooperatively with those committed to a peaceful settlement.

PACE winter session will start on January 25. Two anti-Armenian reports are included in the session agenda. One of the draft resolutions is authored by British MP Robert Walter on “Escalation of violence in Nagorno-Karabakh and the other occupied territories of Azerbaijan”. The second draft resolution is titled “Inhabitants of frontier regions of Azerbaijan are deliberately deprived of water” by MP Milica Marković (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Anti-Armenian resolutions will be put to the vote on January 26.