Lack of trust is the main obstacle to a settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, EU Special Representative to South Caucasus, Philipp Lefort, said in Baku on Thursday, Trend reports.
The EU will continue supporting OSCE efforts to settle the conflict, he notes.
Lefort arrived in Baku on Wednesday. He had talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Deputy Foreign Minister Mahmoud Mamedkuliyev. The official will meet Parliamentary Speaker Ogtay Asadov and public officials.
He says that the EU is interested in cooperation with Azerbaijan. The sides signed a gas deal.
