On April 18, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian received Günther Bächler, Special Representative for the South Caucasus of the OSCE German Chairperson-in-Office.

Edward Nalbandian presented to Special Representative of German Chairmanship the situation unfolded in the result of military actions unleashed by Azerbaijan, violations of the cease-fire regime by the latter taking place up until now.

Ambassador Bächler mentioned that the German Chairmanship of the OSCE is deeply concerned with escalation of the situation along the Line of Contact between Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh and conveyed condolences for the human losses due to the military actions.

During the meeting, thoughts were exchanged over the prospects of continuation of the negotiation process within the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship. Edward Nalbandian presented Armenia’s stance on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.

The sides attached importance to the support for the efforts of the Co-Chair countries directed towards exclusively peaceful settlement of the issue, especially under the current circumstances.

Minister Nalbandian highlighted, “The Azerbaijani side does not cease speculations around the negotiation process. Whereas the Co-Chairs' proposals are well known and clearly formulated, including the five statements by the Heads of states of the Co-Chair countries, the cornerstone of which is the realization of the right of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh to self-determination. On numerous occasions Armenia has stated that it is ready to continue negotiations based on them.”