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Press Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
Publishing date: 31 March 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
MOSCOW / PARIS / WASHINGTON, D.C., 31 March 2020- The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs (Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Stéphane Visconti of France, and Andrew Schofer of the United States of America) have taken note of the so-called “general elections” in Nagorno-Karabakh, the first round of which took place on 31 March.
With new agreement over Nagorno-Karabakh war, PA President hopes for long-lasting peace, condemns violence against parliamentarians
Publishing date: 10 November 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 10 November 2020 – Following the signature of a trilateral statement between Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the Russian Federation to end fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, OSCE PA President George Tsereteli (MP, Georgia) issued the following statement:
Food security, election observation, Belarus and Nagorno-Karabakh top agenda of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Standing Committee meeting
Publishing date: 12 November 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 12 November 2020 – Meeting in an online format today, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Standing Committee heard a keynote address by David Beasley, Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme, and discussed OSCE matters...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office welcomes humanitarian ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict context, supports resumption of substantive negotiations
Publishing date: 10 October 2020
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA/TIRANA, 10 October 2020 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Albania’s Prime Minister and Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Edi Rama, welcomed news of a humanitarian ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict context. “We need stability, both on the ground and in the process led by the Minsk Group Co-Chairs,” Rama said. “The agreement reached in Moscow overnight by Armenia and Azerbaijan puts us on the path towards the resumption of substantive negotiations in the agreed format,” Rama added.
Nagorno-Karabakh bloodshed must end, says OSCE PA President, urging a return to negotiations
Publishing date: 6 October 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
COPENHAGEN, 6 October 2020 – Appalled by the continuation of bloodshed in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, as well as beyond the line of contact, OSCE PA President George Tsereteli today reiterated the call to cease hostilities in the interest of civilians and recommit to negotiations towards a peaceful solution of the conflict according to OSCE principles and commitments. During the past week, he has been in direct contact with the Speakers of Parliament of Armenia and Azerbaijan, to underline the position of the OSCE PA and to urge both sides to resume the negotiation process...
Special meeting of OSCE Permanent Council held on situation in Nagorno-Karabakh context
Publishing date: 29 September 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 29 September 2020 – A special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council on developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict context was convened at 17:00 local time in Vienna today by Albania’s 2020 OSCE Chairmanship. The meeting was attended by representatives of the OSCE’s 57 participating States...
OSCE PA President and Secretary General condemn clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, urge restraint
Publishing date: 28 September 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
COPENHAGEN, 27 September 2020 – Following reports of armed clashes along the Line of Contact in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, OSCE Parliamentary President George Tsereteli condemned today’s military actions and urged restraint from Armenia and Azerbaijan to prevent further hostilities and the loss of life...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office calls for return to ceasefire around Nagorno-Karabakh and resumption of substantive negotiations
Publishing date: 27 September 2020
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA/TIRANA, 27 September 2020 – Noting the dramatic increase in violence along the line of contact today and reports of civilian casualties, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Albania’s Prime Minister and Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Edi Rama, called for urgent de-escalation of the situation. “I urge all involved to immediately return to the ceasefire before the human toll of this conflict increases any further,” Rama said.
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement: OSCE Chairmanship welcomes fresh commitment by Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 17 October 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 17 October 2017 – The Austrian OSCE Chairmanship closely followed the meeting of the President of the Republic of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, and the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, organized under the auspices of the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group in Geneva on 16 October...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sebastian Kurz calls for renewed engagement to peacefully resolve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Publishing date: 31 March 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 31 March 2017 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Austria’s Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, today joined the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs’ call for the sides to renew engagement in the political settlement process as expressed in their statement on 29 March...