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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:
Press Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
Publishing date: 25 October 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Washington D.C., 25 October, 2020- The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Stephane Visconti of France, and Andrew Schofer of the United States of America) released the following statement today:
Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
Publishing date: 13 October 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
GENEVA/MOSCOW, 13 October, 2020- The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Stephane Visconti of France, and Andrew Schofer of the United States of America) released the following statement today:
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...
Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
Publishing date: 5 October 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
MOSCOW / PARIS / WASHINGTON, D.C., October 5, 2020- The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Jean-Yves Le Drian, and Secretary of State of the United States of America Michael R. Pompeo, representing the Co-Chair countries of the OSCE Minsk Group, released the following statement today:...
Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
Publishing date: 2 October 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
MOSCOW / PARIS / WASHINGTON, D.C., October 2, 2020- The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Stéphane Visconti of France, and Andrew Schofer of the United States of America) released the following statement today:...