OSCE PA: The road to sustainable peace is sometimes more difficult  than war

ArmInfo."I hope that the signing of a statement providing for the cessation of hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh region will protect the lives of civilians in  the conflict region." Report's Georgian bureau reports that this was  stated by the chairman of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Georgy  Tsereteli.

He expressed his condolences for those killed during the war and  urged the parties to immediately begin exchanging bodies and  prisoners of war.

According to G. Tsereteli, the path to a sustainable peace is  sometimes more difficult than war. "I call on all parties to reaffirm  their commitment to peace negotiations in order to ensure the safe  return of internally displaced persons and refugees, achieve a  comprehensive resolution of the conflict and build a common future,"  the OSCE PA President said.