OSCE stresses need to activate investigation mechanism of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict incidents

Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec.6 / Trend E.Tariverdiyeva / OSCE must activate mechanism of investigation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict incidents, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis said at the organization's Ministerial Council's meeting in Vilnius, OSCE website reported. "OSCE must activate mechanism of investigation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict incidents with the help of law attention what was proposed on the presidents' Sochi summit," he said during his opening statement at the meeting. The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts. Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az