Artsakh Ombudsman: Armenia, Azerbaijan not only achieved  abolition  of OSCE MG, but also made it impossible for other countries to veto  this decision

ArmInfo. The dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group is an irreversible process, as Armenia and Azerbaijan have not only abolished this structure, but also made it impossible for other countries to veto this decision, as stated by. Artsakh Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan stated during the international  conference "Artsakh: Unresolved Conflict, Right to Return"  in Yerevan, organized by the ARF Supreme Body.

The human rights activist reported that, according to the information  he has, there were countries that attempted to hinder this process.  "Of course, we had already realized that de facto the OSCE MG was no  longer working, but de jure it continued to exist anyway, and it was  important to preserve its formal existence," Stepanyan emphasized.

He recalled that today there is another opportunity to raise the  issue of the return of the NKR population, namely, the Swiss Peace  Initiative for Artsakh, which includes 19 Swiss deputies and a number  of political and public figures. He noted that this initiative  involves the creation of a platform where the rights of the people of  Artsakh will be discussed, including their right to return. "At the  moment, this is a big gain that should be widely promoted. We need to  continue working towards gaining support from various states for this  initiative. This is important, as this process was initiated by a  third party, and it is not driven by any specific country's  interests, but rather aims to establish  a platform for discussing  these issues," the human rights activist noted.

Stepanyan also pointed out that when speaking about the right to  return, one must not forget that it comes from the right to  self-determination. "The Artsakh conflict is a conflict for  self-determination, therefore a full settlement of the  Nagorno-Karabakh conflict should be discussed not only within the  framework of the right to return, but also in the context of the  right to self-determination. The right to return is currently the  basis for the renewal and implementation of the right to  self-determination," the Artsakh Ombudsman clarified.