‘Austria actively encourages both parties to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to pursue efforts in framework of OSCE Minsk Group’

Baku, March 15 (AzerTAc). “Austria actively encourages both parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to pursue efforts in the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group and to consider making use of confidence- and security building measures in the framework of the OSCE,” said Foreign Minister of Austria Michael Spindelegger in his speech “Austria`s foreign policy focus on the Black Sea and Caucasus region” which he made at the Vienna Institute.
The Minister said “In our regular contacts with the partners of the region we stress the importance to find a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In my discussions with my Armenian and Azerbaijani colleagues I called on the parties to the conflict to redouble their efforts to find a negotiated solution. Together with our EU partners Austria is ready to offer support to this end”.