Azerbaijan agrees to introduce incident investigation mechanism in Karabakh

Azerbaijan has agreed to introduce an incident investigation mechanism in Nagorno-Karabakh, Trend reports on Thursday.

First of all, it is necessary for Armenia to withdraw its troops from Azerbaijani territory to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said at a press conference with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Eamon Gilmore in Baku today.

"Azerbaijan has agreed to introduce an incident investigation mechanism," the minister said. "However, after the troops are withdrawn, this mechanism will not be required."

He said that introducing a mechanism in the current situation means even more strengthening of the status quo.

"After the troops are withdrawn, snipers on the border will not be required," Mammadyarov said.