Azerbaijan wants a political solution to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the country’s Deputy Foreign Minister said.

“We don’t want a military solution,” Araz Azimov told Der Standard Austrian daily, expressing regret that the OSCE Minsk Group “has failed to produce any result so far.”

“A compromise settlement admissible for Azerbaijan doesn’t imply transfer of any territories. It supposes common habitation of two communities,” Azimov said.

He added that protraction of the conflict resolution may have “unfavorable consequences not only for the South Caucasus but also for entire Europe.” “Azerbaijan possesses a potential for production and transit of oil gas resources while the conflict threatens Europe’s energy security,” Azimov said.