The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group are urging the sides of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to take every measure to strictly adhere to the ceasefire and enter into immediate negotiations on a comprehensive settlement, the US co-chair of the Minsk Group James Warlick told APA on Wednesday.
“As we demonstrated during our trip to the region, the Co-chairs and co-country countries share one and the same approach to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,'' Warlick said.
Warlick went on to add that the co-chairs will continue to work together to reinforce these messages to the sides, and are prepared to assist the sides in any way to advance a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
Recall that all the border posts of Azerbaijan on the night of April 2 were subjected to intense fire from large-caliber weapons, mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and artillery units of the Armenian Armed Forces. In addition, a number of shots were fired at settlements near the frontline, densely populated by civilians.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding districts (20% of the Azerbaijan's territory) are still occupied by the Armenian armed forces.
In May 1994 the parties reached a ceasefire agreement during negotiations, which are still continuing under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group and co-chairs Russia, France and the US.
The UN Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions haven't been carried out by Armenia yet.
