Defense official, OSCE envoy discuss Karabakh probing mechanisms

PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan on Saturday, July 16 met with the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk to discuss the installation of border mechanisms in Nagorno Karabakh.

At the meeting, the parties weighed in on a previously reached agreement to expand the team of the Special Representative for reaching a peaceful settlement of the conflict.

Also in the focus of the meeting were issues of regional importance and latest developments.

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Azeri leader Ilham Aliyev met on June 20 in Saint Petersburg to address the conflict, with Russian President Vladimir Putin mediating the talks. The Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents confirmed their commitment to the implementation of agreements reached at a Vienna-hosted meeting on May 16. To that end, they have agreed to increase the number of international observers in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone. Also, they expressed satisfaction that the ceasefire was now holding.

Prior to that, a meeting between both leaders was organized on May 16 in Vienna, with top diplomats from the MG co-chairing countries hosting the summit.