Germany highlights respecting the armistice on Karabakh-Azerbaijan contact line and resumption of peace talks.
OSCE Chairmanship focused on Armenian reports on beheadings and vandalization of bodies
STEPANAKERT, APRIL 12, ARTSAKHPRESS-ARMENPRESS: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of Armenia Matthias Kiesler announced about this on April 12. To the question if the international community, including Germany, foster escalation of the conflict and bloodshed by putting a sign of parity between the sides, Matthias Kiesler mentioned, “Naturally, I reported on the developments of the situation to Berlin, and it was my main working duty during the last week. Starting military operations is undoubtedly a step back from the peace talks. This is the reason the Foreign Minister of Germany Steinmeier immediately called the Foreign Ministers of the two countries, urging to preserve the ceasefire. We must look forward and it is of key importance for us that the ceasefire is preserved by both sides”.
Answering the question “Does not Germany, as a country presiding over the OSCE, think that it is time to give up putting a sign of parity and treat to Azerbaijan as an aggressor, which beheads soldiers, tortures elderly people and vandalizes bodies of the killed?” Matthias Kiesler mentioned that they have already heard the reports of the Armenian side, which refer to the cases of beheading soldiers and vandalization of bodies of the killed. “The OSCE Chairmanship is focused on those reports with great attention, but there are no mechanisms to move forward at this point,” the Ambassador said.
He also mentioned that he has no credible information how the situation developed on April 2. In the words of the German Ambassador, they show unconditional support to the Minsk Group Co-chairs, who have already visited Yerevan, Stepanakert and Baku, and are no waiting for conclusions of the sides. “The key to the conflict settlement is fully under the mandate of the Co-chairs,” Matthias Kiesler added.
