YEREVAN. – The situation on opening an airport in Artsakh [Nagorno-Karabakh] capital city is another factor which has promoted the increase of tension recently, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus, Ambassador Pádraig Murphy told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

“Whatever is done in relation to the airport, it can have no consequences for the status of the territory. This summer the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs received assurances by both sides that they will restrain from applying force or threat of force against civil jets, will approach the issue diplomatically, and will avoid politicizing it. I hope and believe that those obligations will be observed,” he said.

Perspectives of resuming the Stepanakert airport bring forth Azerbaijan’s hysteric reaction. The airport is going to serve 100 passengers in an hour at the beginning, while Air Artsakh will realize the flights.