Armenpress News Agency , Armenia
 Thursday


MG Co-Chairs understand that the reason of impossibility of progress
on NK conflict is Azerbaijan – deputy FM


YEREVAN, AUGUST 10, ARMENPRESS. The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs have
one task in the negotiations over the settlement of the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict - to prevent all possible military developments,
Shavarsh Kocharyan – deputy minister of foreign affairs of Armenia,
told reporters after the Cabinet meeting, reports Armenpress.

“Their number one task is to take steps to reduce level of military
tension. The next mission of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs is to
contribute to the sides to come to an agreement”, the deputy FM said,
adding that the Co-Chairs are focused on this issue.

According to Kocharyan, they understand very well that it’s impossible
to speak about any progress on this issue and the reason of that is
Azerbaijan with its policy. The deputy FM said as before Azerbaijan
hopes to resolve the conflict by force, be it in the line of contact
with Artsakh and in the border with Armenia. According to him, even
though now there may be a relative silence along the line of contact
with Artsakh, incidents are taking place both there and in the border
with Armenia. “All this yet again shows that Azerbaijan is not
inclined to a peaceful settlement of the conflict and as before it
hopes to solve it by force”, Shavarsh Kocharyan said.

Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandian earlier informed that the
foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan will meet in New York in
the second half of September.