Mirzoyan on  Baku`s claims of "OSCE MG is being expired": No OSCE member state can single-handedly terminate mechanism or institution  established on basis of consensus of all members of organization

ArmInfo.Azerbaijan claims that not only does the OSCE Minsk Group no longer exist, but Nagorno-Karabakh also does not exist, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict  does not exist, and there's no issue at all in this context that  requires addressing or international discussion, or resolution, etc. 

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said referring to Baku's  statement that the OSCE Minsk Group is expired. On April 13 at a  joint press conference with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Foreign  Minister of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani.

"No OSCE member country can put an end to a mechanism, an  institution, a decision, around the establishment of which all member  countries had concurred, and which was basically founded by all  member countries. The Minsk Group, Minsk format exists, and it is  another matter that for many reasons, objective and subjective, the  activities of the co-chairmanship is now frozen. I am sure that the  Minsk process still has tasks to fulfill and a role in addressing the  rights and security of the Armenians of Nagorno Karabakh," he said,  adding that the OSCE has tasks to do as well, namely through its  other institutions, such as the Personal Representative of the CiO,  and not only the Minsk Group.  In this regard, the Armenian minister  stated that Armenia cannot be guided by Azerbaijani statements in  this matter, especially considering that they often contradict each  other.  "One can only give an example of the Berdzor (Lachin)  corridor, when Azerbaijan claimed and, I think, still claims that the  corridor is not closed, not blocked, and then a few days later it  claimed that the corridor was blocked by civil activists who have  environmental concerns, and then it says that these activists should  check all cargo and persons passing along the corridor, etc. If we  were to be guided by the Azerbaijani claims we would be in a total  confusion," Mirzoyan stressed.  At the same time, he noted that no  OSCE member state can put an end to a mechanism, an institution, a  decision, around the establishment of which all member countries had  concurred, and which was basically founded by all member countries.

"The Minsk process, the Minsk format exists, but for many reasons,  objective and subjective, the activities of the co-chairs are  currently frozen. I am sure that the Minsk process still has tasks to  fulfill and a role in addressing the rights and security of the  Armenians of Nagorno Karabakh. And in general, the OSCE has tasks to  do as well, because we are talking not only about the Minsk process,  but also about other institutions, for example, the personal  representative of the current president and the implementation of his  mandate and his capabilities I am sure that the task of the OSCE is  not over yet. We also talked about the fact-finding mission that was  sent to the region in December, so as they say, those rumors are a  little exaggerated," Mirzoyan concluded.