OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs issue statement

The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group Robert Bradtke of the United States, Igor Popov of Russia and Jacques Faure of France and Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk have issued a statement on the results of their last visit to the region.
The co-chairs say on May 11-14 they traveled to Baku and Yerevan, where they met with presidents Ilham Aliyev and Serge Sargsyan to discuss the most recent efforts to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The statement goes on to say the Co-Chairs continued their discussions with the sides on how to implement the commitments made by presidents Ilham Aliyev and Serge Sargsyan in their January 23 joint statement in Sochi, including to "accelerate" reaching agreement on the Basic Principles as a framework for a comprehensive peace settlement, to work on the mechanism to investigate ceasefire violations, and to develop humanitarian contacts. The Co-Chairs expressed their concern over recent incidents along the frontlines, and urged the sides to exercise restraint and refrain from retaliation. The Co-Chairs welcomed the sides` reaffirmation of their commitment to seek a peaceful settlement.
According to the statement the Co-Chairs also discussed with the sides the development of confidence-building measures in the military and people-to-people spheres to enhance trust and strengthen implementation of the 1994 ceasefire. In addition, the Co-Chairs discussed the importance of assessing and preserving at-risk sites of Azerbaijani and Armenian cultural and historical value, in order to protect the shared heritage of the region`s peoples while negotiations continue toward a final and lasting peace.
The Co-Chairs plan to continue discussions with the foreign ministers of the two countries in the near future.

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