OSCE: ANY SHAKE AT BORDER CAN DAMAGE KARABAKH TALKS

PanARMENIAN.Net
06.03.2008 12:31 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister
Ilkka Kanerva expressed serious concern about the violation of
ceasefire in Nagorno Karabakh on March 4.

Mr Kanerva called on the parties to exercise maximum restraint and
to observe the terms of the ceasefire.

"At this critical juncture in the negotiations to find a peaceful
solution to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, any action leading to a
destabilization of the contact line can only have a negative impact
on the overall situation. I urge the conflict parties to avoid actions
that could lead to further unnecessary loss of life," he said.

The Chairman-in-Office, recalling his trip to the region last week,
added that in his talks with the leadership in both Azerbaijan and
Armenia he had underlined the importance of maintaining stability in
the region. "My Personal Representative, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk,
is in the region at the moment and has been in close contact with
the parties," Mr Kanerva said, Azeri Press Agency reports.

On March 4, Azeri special forces attacked one of Armenian
positions. The attack was rebuffed and status quo restored. Two
Armenian officers were injured. The Azeri side lost 8 soldiers killed.