ArmInfo. OSCE Minsk Group co chairs mission is to search and find ways of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, however, the final decision of the issue settlement should be made by the parties, France Ambassador to Armenia Jean Francois Charpentier stated during the press conference in Yerevan on June 1.
He reminded that France, as a country-co chair of OSCE MG not once stated on readiness to support the arrangement of the meeting between the countries and accept such a meeting, this type of commitment stated former French leader Francois Hollande during the meeting in March of the current year with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. "As soon as the time comes, France is ready to welcome such meeting. We have multiply stated that status quo is unacceptable. Soon settlement to the conflict should be found, which would be acceptable for both sides and on the basement of three main principles, as it is impossible to go on under the conditions of permanent violations of ceasefire and mutual offenses neither from panhuman nor from political point of view. Talking about the recent statement of co chairs, Charpentier stressed that it was obviously an addressed one, but previous statements were also addressed if read between the lines.
Answering the question that on MFA conviction, it is time to move from addressed statements to concrete actions, to moderate the militaristic policy of Azerbaijan, the diplomat said: "I do not agree with your statement of the question. OSCE Minsk Group has always been active in conflict settlement issue. The mediators are in constant contact both with each other, and with the presidents and foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. After 10 days the mediators will visit the region. But I also want to remind you that the final solution to the conflict is up to the parties, not the mediators. "
To note, OSCE Minsk Group co chairs on May 18 came out with a statement related with missile strike, done on May 15 by Azerbaijani MF to Nagorno Karabakh military object. "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.