Nagorno-Karabakh welcomes Minsk group statement on conflict with Azerbaijan

SANAA, Oct. 3 (YPA) – Armenia on Friday welcomed the joint statement of the leaders of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group Co-Chair countries, saying it remains committed to the peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Russia, France and the United States issued a joint statement, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh and a resumption of negotiations without preconditions.

“We welcome the fact that the Minsk Group Co-Chairs at the level of their leaders reacted to the use of force in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone by way of strong condemnation,” said Armenian Foreign Ministry in a statement.

Armenia is ready to “engage with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries to re-establish a ceasefire regime based on the 1994-1995 agreements,” said the statement.

The Minsk Group of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on the settlement of the conflict  was formed in 1992 and includes a number of countries co-chaired by Russia, the United States and France.

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