By Ani Paitjan
The Organization for the Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Chairperson, Miroslav Lajčák, urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to take advantage of the current momentum and aim to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
“There is a new momentum; and there are also expectations… What we need to do now is to turn this momentum into concrete steps on the ground,” said Lajčák in an interview with the Azerbaijani Turan news agency.
Speaking about recent developments in the negotiation process, Lajčák praised the newfound dialogue between the sides.
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“The leaders [of Azerbaijan and Armenia] have met three times informally, and foreign ministers are meeting regularly.” Lajčák said.
Lajčák also highlighted the importance of democratic transition throughout the OSCE region, saying, “We are here to work for safer and democratic region, where every individual enjoys security and individual rights.”
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met in Vienna on March 29. This was the first official negotiations meeting on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between the two leaders.
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