OSCE head says Karabakh conflict must be rapidly solved

Worsening the situation at the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops demonstrates the need for a rapid response to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which is so harmful to the peoples of the region, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore said at the 19th meeting of OSCE Ministerial Council today.

"I want to express my gratitude to Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk for his active work in the region," he said.

He said that the OSCE is working in the interests of citizens.

"I urge all to participate in the constructive cooperation and demonstrate the relevance of our organization by 2015 in anticipation of the 40th anniversary of Helsinki Declaration," Gilmore said.

Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France and the U.S. - are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.

The role and importance of the Caspian region are discussed in the Caspian forum, which is organized by Caspian Strategy Institute and held in Istanbul on Dec.6.


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