The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs hope that respect for the ceasefire will be maintained for a long time. OSCE Minsk Group co chair James Warlick (USA) told a press conference in Yerevan that Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan must commit to the kind of negotiations which will lead to a final settlement.
Minsk Group co-chairs hope for long-term respect towards ceasefire
STEPANAKERT, OCTOBER 25, ARTSAKHPRESS-ARMENPRESS: “We want to see political will in the sides and we think the Presidents will have an occasion to meet soon”, Warlick said.
In his opinion, the dream of Armenians and Azerbaijanis is to be able to live peaceful and safe side by side.
“Our efforts are aimed for this dream and the people of the region deserve to live in peace. We want to multiply our efforts and achieve a settlement which will be acceptable for both sides. I hope we will see progress in terms of human interaction simultaneously with the negotiations progress. We all were witnesses to a real tragedy in April, which claimed lives. This shows that negotiations aimed at a peaceful settlement have great significance. After the April tragedy there was calm in the line of contact as much as possible, and even one death is overly. We hope that respect for the ceasefire will be maintained for a long time”, Warlick said.
According to him, the Minsk Group co-chairs seek to move forward and find a solution exclusively through negotiations.
“In Baku I said – if not now, then when? We want to see political will from the Presidents, and I am convinced with this will we will be able to have progress”, Warlick said.
