16:01, 8 March 2023

YEREVAN, MARCH 8, ARMENPRESS. In order to have a sustainable, lasting and balanced peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, it must include Nagorno Karabakh, ARMENPRESS reports the US Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, the Senior Advisor on Caucasus Negotiations of the US State Department, told "Azatutyun" radio, referring to the question of whether Nagorno-Karabakh will be part of the peace process.

"To have a sustainable, lasting and balanced peace agreement, it must include Nagorno-Karabakh, and we are committed to bringing it to end. We recognize its importance. First of all, Nagorno Karabakh will be part of the peace process. I think both sides accepted that. But, as I have already said, we are not here to impose conditions on any agreement or arrangement. It is important that the parties themselves come to an agreement. And we will work with both sides. President Aliyev said in Munich that he will appoint someone who will cooperate with the representatives of Karabakh. I think it already happened last week. And during the conversation with me, he mentioned that he is ready to continue those discussions. So we are optimistic that we can work with the parties in that direction. But it won't be easy. It will require a lot of hard work and commitment from all sides," Bono said.