ArmInfo.The April 2016 war clearly demonstrated that at this stage the priority task in the process of the settlement of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict is to strengthen the ceasefire and ensure the irreversibility of the peace process. This February 19, summarizing the activities of the department in 2017, said Artsakh Foreign Minister Masis Mayilian.
"In this regard, our expectations in 2018 are mainly related to the implementation of the proposal to increase the staff and increase the monitoring capabilities of the Office of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office.The next step, in our view, should be a more objective, result-oriented discussion of the investigation mechanism violations of the ceasefire regime and are convinced that stability and security on the contact line will have a multiplier effect on the entire settlement process, "the NKR Foreign Minister noted. At the same time, he added that they will allow avoiding human casualties, and thus the main source of maintenance of tense relations between societies of the conflicting parties will be eliminated. At the same time, Mailyan stated that this, in turn, would create a favorable environment for implementing measures to restore confidence between the parties.
"Together, these steps will provide a more constructive situation for the advancement of the negotiation process.Of course, it would be too optimistic to expect such dynamics in the negotiation process in 2018. At the same time, we consider it quite realistic to implement an agreement to expand the Office of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office and increase it of course, with the political will of the Azerbaijani side, "the NKR Foreign Minister said.