NATO has not changed position on Karabakh and supports OSCE MG efforts

PanARMENIAN.Net - Newly appointed NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai said that NATO has not changed its position on the Karabakh conflict settlement.

“NATO is not directly involved but we support the efforts of the Minsk Group. In this context, I welcome the recent statement by the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan at Astana, which restates the commitment of the two sides to seek a final settlement and spells out what the basis for such a final settlement will be,” Appathurai said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net

Referring to the Lisbon Summit Communiqué, Appathurai said that NATO Heads of State and Government indeed referred to the protracted regional conflicts in the South Caucasus and the Republic of Moldova in their recent Summit Communiqué.

“Besides expressing support for the territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty of the countries concerned, the Heads of State and Government also stressed the need for peaceful conflict resolution, respect of the current negotiation formats, and constructive engagement. This is in line with what NATO Heads of State and Government stated at their previous summit two years ago in Strasbourg/Kehl,” said Appathurai.

The full text of James Appathurai’s interview with PanARMENIAN.Net is available on Interviews division of Armenia and World section.