Foreign Minister talks Karabakh at OSCE Peace Operations eventOctober 2, 2015 - 16:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian delivered a speech at the Ministerial event on the OSCE Peace Operations, addressing the Karabakh conflict among other issues. According to the Foreign Ministry website, Nalbandian said Yerevan will host the international conference on peacekeeping operations, supported by Edmond Mulet, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. “I would like to once again acknowledge the central role of the United Nations for maintaining international peace and security and recall our shared conviction that the OSCE is a key structure for the peaceful settlement of disputes,” the Minister said. Nalbandian reminded that OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs are entrusted to mediate the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. “A team, led by the Personal Representative of the Chairman-in-Office supports the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs, monitoring the situation on the contact line. The Organization's further involvement, namely the establishment of an investigative mechanism can make a real difference,” he said. Nalbandian stressed that political solutions should determine and guide the operational format and the possible deployment of peacekeepers. “Minsk Group Co-chairs have stated on numerous occasions that international security guarantees would include a peacekeeping operation as one of the elements of the Basic Principles of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement,” Nalbandian stated. “Our shared problems and challenges within OSCE can be substantially different, with no universal recipe to address them. The UN Summit on Peacekeeping hailed the report of the High Level Panel on UN Peace Operations, which says: “Mandates and missions are too often based on templates instead of being tailored to support situation-specific political strategies”. We need to develop individual approaches for every single situation to avoid disrupting ongoing processes,” Nalbandian concluded. The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |