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) traveled November
28-30 to Yerevan and Baku.
The Co-Chairs were accompanied by Ambassador Jacques Faure, who will
succeed Ambassador Fassier as the French Co-Chair of the Minsk Group,
the mediators said in a statement, published on the OSCE website.
In Yerevan the Co-Chairs met with President Sargsian, Foreign Minister
Nalbandian, and Defense Minister Ohanyan; in Baku they met with
President Aliyev, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov, and Defense Minister
Abiyev. In all these meetings, the Co-Chairs reaffirmed the strong
commitment of their countries to assisting the sides in achieving a
lasting and peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Noting recent reports of incidents along the Line of Contact, the
Co-Chairs stressed again to the Presidents the importance of respecting
the 1994 ceasefire agreement. They reiterated that such incidents
demonstrate the need to implement the proposed mechanism to investigate
incidents along the front-lines, on which the Presidents have agreed in
principle. The Co-Chairs also discussed additional measures for
enhancing confidence through people-to-people exchanges and efforts to
preserve places of worship, cultural sites, and cemeteries.
On November 29, the Co-Chairs crossed the border between Armenia and
Azerbaijan by foot, and met on each side with local officials to discuss
the situation in the border region. On November 30, the Co-Chairs met
with representatives of Nagorno-Karabakh Azerbaijanis, and underscored
that a peaceful settlement must include the right of all internally
displaced persons and refugees to return to their former places of
residence.
Looking ahead to the December OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in
Vilnius, the Co-Chairs urged the sides to use this opportunity to
reaffirm their commitment to seeking a peaceful settlement and moving
beyond the unacceptable status quo.
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