The OSCE Council of Foreign Ministers in Vilnius has held discussions on the settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. US secretary of state, Russian foreign minister and state minister for European affairs of Ireland made speeches.
As it was said in Deauville, the only solution to a settlement of the conflict is through peaceful negotiations, Hillary Clinton said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urged the sides in the conflict to use proposals developed at the latest summit with mediation of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. He noted that the proposals Russian, US and French presidents approved the proposals in Deauville in May 2011.
Lusinda Crayton, State Minister for European Affairs of Ireland, expressed support of efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group on settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, who was unable to attend the council, said that the conflict is a threat to the region. She added that the EU will activate efforts to resolve it.
The council in Vilnius has foreign ministers of 56 OSCE member-states attending it, including 12 partners states in North Africa and Asia. Azerbaijan is represented by Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, Armenia – by Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian.
