OSCE welcomes decision to dissolve OSCE Minsk Group

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, who serves as the chairperson of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), has supported the decision by Baku and Yerevan to dissolve the OSCE Minsk Group.

She expressed hope that the dissolution process would be finalized in December.

"We hope this process will be completed no later than December," Valtonen said.

On September 1, the OSCE Minsk Group was formally closed following a joint appeal for its dissolution by Azerbaijan and Armenia. All the structures will be closed no later than December 1.