Ambassador of Germany stresses the need to stabilize situation on line of contact

ArmInfo. Germany has not  changed its stand on the Karabakh conflict settlement, Germany's  Ambassador to Armenia Matthias Kiesler told reporters, when asked by  ArmInfo to comment on the escalation in the conflict zone and its  impact on the possible meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani  foreign ministers on the sidelines of the OSCE Ministerial Council's  meeting in Hamburg.    

Ambassador Kiesler stressed the need to stabilize the situation on  the line of contact and to restore the ceasefire. He added that  Germany welcomes any ideas and proposals that would contribute to  stabilization of the situation.   

To note, the situation in the Karabakh conflict zone has escalated.  On November 11-18 the Azerbaijani army is conducting large-scale  military exercises that involve around 60 thousand troops, 700 rocket  launchers, 150 tanks and other military equipment, as well as around  50 war planes and helicopters. 

To recall, in early Dec 2016 Hamburg will host the OSCE Ministerial  Council's meeting. Earlier, the US Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group  said that the Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers might meet  on the sidelines of that meeting.