The status quo in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is unsustainable, the head of the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan, Malena Mard, said.
"We support the Minsk Group’s efforts and stress that the status quo in the conflict is unsustainable,” Trend cited her as saying.
Mard noted that the EU supports the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan.
“We need to move towards a peaceful settlement of the conflict. The conflict was also in the spotlight during the recent visit of the EU High Representative Federica Mogherini to Azerbaijan,” Mard reminded.
Recall, on the night of April 2 all frontier positions of Azerbaijan were exposed to heavy fire from large-caliber weapons, mortars, grenade launchers and guns. In addition, Azerbaijani settlements near the front line, densely populated by civilians, were shelled.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20% of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US, are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council's four resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
