YEREVAN, MAY 27, ARMENPRESS. The European Union is greatly supporting the activities of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs and their latest statement, Ambassador Piotr Switalski – head of the EU delegation to Armenia, said during the final event of Europe Day.

“We believe that there is no military solution for this conflict, and that the status-quo can no longer be maintained. We believe that the ceasefire agreement must be respected”, the Ambassador said.

Switalski mentioned that the EU is ready to provide financial support to the population after the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement.

“When this conflict is settled, and when peace returns to Artsakh, the European Union is ready to support the population of this area with significant resources”, he said.

The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs – Igor Popov of Russia, Stefan Visconti of France and Richard Hoagland of the United States, released a statement on May 18.

The statement said that according to information from various sources, Azerbaijani military opened missile fire on May 15 across the line of contact, striking military equipment of Artsakh.