Armenpress News Agency , Armenia
 Tuesday


"Even without investigative mechanism it's clear who's breaching
ceasefire" - Nalbandian



YEREVAN, MAY 30, ARMENPRESS. Armenia states for the record that a
situation is maturing when OSCE – having international mediation
mandate, should not only make statements but also actions to restrain
Azerbaijan’s unconstructive policy, Armenia’s FM Edward Nalbandian
said during a joint press conference with OSCE Secretary General
Lamberto Zannier.

“The Co-Chairs pointed out that it was Azerbaijan who breached the
ceasefire and opened fire. Azerbaijan was opposing the introduction of
investigative mechanisms in order to not allow the Co-Chairs or
relevant participants of the mechanism to point out who is violating
the ceasefire and who is opening fire. While this was obvious even
without a mechanism, and this was shown by the statement which the
Co-Chairing countries made”, Nalbandian said.

The FM mentioned that this wasn’t the first addressed statement,
similar statements were made by the OSCE Minsk Group numerously –
urging Azerbaijan not to escalate the situation in the region,
reaffirm commitment to the peaceful solution of the conflict and
refrain from transferring it to another format.

“Yes, statements were made numerously, however Azerbaijan continues to
not only ignore, but rather do the very opposite”, he said.

The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Igor Popov of
Russia, Stephane Visconti of France, and Richard Hoagland of the
United States of America, released a statement on May 18 on the May 15
Azerbaijani missile launch in the line of contact.

The statement namely said “According to information collected from
multiple reliable sources, on 15 May, Azerbaijaniarmedforces fired a
missile across the Line of Contact, striking military equipment”.