Chairmanship

YEREVAN, 15 July 2013 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara, on a visit in Armenia discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement and other OSCE-related issues with the Armenian President, Serzh Sargsyan, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and the President of the National Assembly (Parliament), Hovik Abrahamyan.

“There is no alternative to a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of international law as this is the only way to find a sustainable and long-term solution,” said the OSCE Chair, urging the parties to refrain from actions which could harm the settlement process. “The OSCE remains committed to further efforts to this aim.”

While discussing the ways to intensify the negotiation process in the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group, Kozhara expressed his support to the activities of the Minsk Group Co-Chairs aimed at promoting dialogue between the parties.

The Minister underlined the important role of a dialogue on parliamentary level in seeking effective ways to solve the conflict.
The OSCE Chair also discussed with the Armenian leadership OSCE activities across all three dimensions and the implementation of priorities of the Ukrainian OSCE Chairmanship.