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Statement by Representatives of the OSCE Minsk Group countries
Publishing date: 5 April 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 5 April 2016- Representatives of the OSCE Minsk Group countries (Russian Federation, the United States of America, France, Belarus, Finland, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Turkey) as well as the incoming Austrian OSCE Chair (2017) and the outgoing Serbian OSCE Chair (2015) strongly condemn the outbreak of unprecedented levels of violence along the Line of Contact...
Press Release by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
Publishing date: 2 April 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
MOSCOW / WASHINGTON / PARIS, 2 April, 2016 – The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, James Warlick of the United States of America, and Pierre Andrieu of France) express grave concern over the reported large-scale ceasefire violations that are taking place along the Line of Contact in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. We strongly condemn the use of force and regret the senseless loss of life, including civilians...
Press Release by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
Publishing date: 22 January 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 22 January 2016 – The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group – Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, James Warlick of the United States of America, and Pierre Andrieu of France – welcome efforts to find a negotiated settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and are prepared to work cooperatively with those committed to a peaceful settlement.
Press Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
Publishing date: 19 December 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Minsk Group, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on the conflict dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BERN, Switzerland, 19 December 2015 – The President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsian and the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev held a summit today in Bern under the auspices of the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, James Warlick of the United States of America, and Pierre Andrieu of France). The Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk also participated in the summit.
Joint Statement by the Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Countries
Publishing date: 3 December 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BELGRADE, 3 December 2015- We, the Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries – Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, Secretary of State of the United States John Kerry, State Secretary for European Affairs of France Harlem Desir – remain united in our commitment to mediating a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict...
Press Release by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
Publishing date: 12 November 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 12 November 2015- In response to questions received by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group about the report and draft resolution currently under discussion in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), we take note of the attention paid by PACE to a Nagorno-Karabakh settlement. We share concerns, expressed in the resolution, regarding an increase of tensions along the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan and along the Line of Contact. We deeply regret the loss of lives, including civilians...
Press Release by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
Publishing date: 29 October 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BAKU, 29 October 2015 – The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, James Warlick of the United States of America, and Pierre Andrieu of France), together with the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, traveled to the region October 26-28. We met with the Presidents and Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as the de facto authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh...