OSCE Chairman-in-Office speaks with FMs of Armenia, Azerbaijan, calls  for constructive dialogue

ArmInfo. OSCE Chairman-in-Office, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of North Macedonia  Bujar Osmani, held two separate telephone conversations with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Ararat Mirzoyan.

As stated in the OSCE statement, "Minister Osmani expressed his  concerns about the situation around the Lachin corridor and the  impact on the civilian population, in particular vulnerable groups,  including women and children. While emphasizing that he is following  the situation carefully, he reiterated his call for constructive and  productive dialogue as an avenue for sustainable solutions, for the  benefit of the conflict- affected population.

Chairman Osmani underscored that the humanitarian considerations and  people's immediate needs should prevail. He offered his good offices  and the OSCE`s tools and confidence-building measures as part of the  solutions for normalizing relations and trust-building between  Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Recalling his past meetings with both ministers and visits to both  capitals, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Osmani conveyed his readiness to  continue his personal and active engagement with the sides. In this  vein, he repeated that the OSCE Chairpersonship stands ready to  facilitate dialogue to advance sustainable and peaceful resolve."

Since December 12, 2022, Artsakh has been under siege due to the   closure of the Stepanakert-Goris- Berdzor (Lachin) interstate highway   by Azerbaijan, as a result of which the rights of 120 thousand  inhabitants of the country, including 30 thousand children, were   violated.  Despite the fact that on February 22 the International   Court of Justice granted Armenia's demand and ordered Azerbaijan not   to impede the free movement of goods, people and vehicles through the   Lachin corridor in both directions, Baku has not yet complied with   this legally binding decision.Moreower, on April 23, Azerbaijan   established a checkpoint in the Lachin corridor in the zone of   responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping contingent.  And after the   June 15 incident, the Azerbaijani side completely blocked the Lachin   corridor, as a result of which even humanitarian aid, including food   and medicine, is not delivered to Nagorno-Karabakh.  On July 26,  Armenia sent a humanitarian convoy to Nagorno Karabakh,  which  Azerbaijan did not allow to enter Artsakh.