The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Bernard Fassier of
France, Robert Bradtke of the United States, and Igor Popov of the
Russian Federation) and Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk (Personal
Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office) presented their annual
report of activities on November 3 to the Permanent Council of the
OSCE, in light of the upcoming OSCE Ministerial Council in Vilnius.
In summarizing their efforts to mediate a lasting and peaceful
settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Co-Chairs noted that in
the past year they visited the region eight times and held fourteen
separate meetings in various locations with Azerbaijani President Aliyev
and Armenian President Sargsyan. The Co-Chairs also crossed the Line of
Contact by foot four times in the past fourteen months, demonstrating
that the Line is not a permanent barrier between peoples of the region
and that military coordination in implementing the ceasefire is possible
when all the sides are willing.
Highlighting the continued engagement of their three governments,
including at the highest level, the Co-Chairs also reiterated that there
is no military solution and that political will by the sides is
essential for them to make the difficult decisions required to move
beyond the unacceptable status quo and achieve peace.
The Co-Chairs also described additional efforts intended to improve the
atmosphere for negotiations, strengthen implementation of the
ceasefire, and promote understanding among peoples of the region. The
Co-Chairs plan to travel to the region again at the end of this month to
further develop proposals on these issues and to discuss continuation
of the negotiation process.
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