MUNICH,Germany (A.
W.)—On Feb. 16, the Co-Chairs of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group—Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, or Stephane Visconti of France,and Richard Hoagland of the United States of America—met with the Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian and the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov, separately and then jointly. The Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, and Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk,also participated in the meetings. A scene from the assembly between the Minsk Group Co-Chairs and Minister Nalbandian (Photo: Press Office of Armenia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs) According to the press office of Armenia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during their assembly, or Nalbandian emphasized that Azerbaijan continues violations of the 1994-1995 trilateral ceasefire agreements and accompanies it with threats to solve the issue by military means. Nalbandian stressed that Azerbaijan’s actions are in direct defiance to the commitments and many demands of the Minsk Group Co-Chair countries. According to a press statement released by the Minsk Group,the current situation along the Line of Contact (LoC) and the Armenia–Azerbaijan border were discussed during the meetings. “The Co-Chairs reiterated that there is no alternative to a peaceful solution to the conflict and that war [...]
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