ArmInfo. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) held a special meeting of the Permanent Council in Vienna on the evening of September 29 to discuss the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. The meeting was attended by representatives of 57 OSCE member states, dw reports.
Opening the meeting, Permanent Council Chairman Igli Hasani reiterated his concern over the ongoing clashes and the deteriorating situation on the contact line. He expressed concern about the growing number of casualties and reiterated the OSCE's call for an immediate de-escalation of the conflict.
Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office on Nagorno-Karabakh Andrzej Kasprzyk informed the meeting participants about the situation in the zone of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, indicating that he receives information directly from the scene and from local informants at the highest level. Kasprzyk indicated that the OSCE is ready to send its representatives to the conflict zone and resume monitoring as soon as the situation allows.
Representatives of the co-chairing countries of the Minsk Group - France, the Russian Federation and the United States of America - reaffirmed the co-chairs' call to all parties to immediately cease hostilities and resume negotiations to find a way to a sustainable settlement of the conflict. US Representative to the OSCE James Gilmore warned third parties against interfering in the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, pointing out that it can only lead to an aggravation of the situation in the region.