Diplomat: Finland  launched the OSCE Minsk Group process

ArmInfo.Finland, which holds the OSCE chairmanship, has initiated  necessary measures in response to the joint appeal of Azerbaijan and Armenia to dissolve the Minsk Group. This was stated to Report by Finnish diplomat Toni Sandell,  Deputy Head of the Task Force established at the country's Foreign  Ministry for Finland's OSCE Chairmanship 2025.

"As the Chairman of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in  Europe (OSCE), Finland welcomes the agreements signed in Washington  on August 8. These agreements are important milestone in the  normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia and the  achievement of lasting peace in the region," the department said. He  also noted that "Finland has begun the process of responding to the  joint appeal of the two countries, and additional information will be  provided later."

Azerbaijan and Armenia have jointly appealed to the OSCE regarding  the dissolution of the Minsk Group.  On August 8, the foreign  ministers of the two countries' signed the document in Washington, in  the presence of the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia and the United  States. Thus, the Armenian authorities have satisfied another  Azerbaijani demand, thereby finally closing the Artsakh issue.