ArmInfo. EU agrees with the previous statement of OSCE MG on Karabakh settlement issue, EU delegation head in Armenia Piotr Switalski stated today while talking to the journalists.
"I think that from now on it is impossible to maintain the status quo at Karabakh conflict zone , but the problem should be solved exclusively in a peaceful way. Military resolution of the problem is ruled out. When the parties find a peaceful solution to the issue, EU is ready to provide financial assistance in eliminating the consequences of the war. But, once again, this is possible only in case of a peaceful and final settlement of the conflict, "the diplomat stressed.
To note, recently the OSCE Minsk Group on settlement of the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict was first compelled to recognize that the source of tension on the line of confrontation between the armed forces of Azerbaijan and Artsakh is Baku. The statement of the co chairs particularly reads: "According to information gathered from several reliable sources, the Azerbaijani armed forces fired a missile strike on military equipment on the opposite side of the line of contact on May 15. From the evening of May 16 until May 17, the Armenian armed forces struck back with mortars of various calibers. Both sides seriously violated the ceasefire and are alarming. There are conflicting reports about the goals of these recent attacks, as well as on the victims and the damage done. The Minsk Group and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office continue to collect additional data and analytical materials in order to obtain more complete and accurate information about the current situation.
The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs condemn these recent violations of the cease-fire regime and urge the parties to take all necessary measures to prevent further escalation of the conflict," the mediators said.
To note, on May 15, around 4:30 pm, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces struck a missile attack (using the Israeli anti-tank missile Spike-Ed.), as a result of which military equipment of the NKR was partially damaged (one unit). According to the mass media information, the "Osa" was damaged. NKR suffered no losses. The Armenian side on May 16 gave a hard response to these actions of the Azerbaijani side.
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