Zakharova: OSCE Minsk Group subject to being dissolved

ArmInfo.The OSCE Minsk Group and its related institutions it are subject to being dissolved, as stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, during a weekly briefing on January 31.

The diplomat mentioned that the OSCE Minsk Group ceased its  work in  February 2022, pointing out that this decision was solely the  responsibility of the French and American co-chairs, without any  prior consultations or explanations.  According to Zakharova, a joint  statement was issued by the President of Azerbaijan and the Prime  Minister of Armenia, the President of France, and the representative  of the European Council on October 6, 2022 in Prague.

"The Minsk Group has lost the object of its activities. It is clearly  subject to being dissolved. This ripened measure is intended to  facilitate the long-awaited normalization of relations between  Azerbaijan and Armenia. I have nothing more to add to this," the  Russian Foreign Ministry representative noted.