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As one of three co-chair countries of the Minsk Group, the United States remains committed at the highest levels to mediating a lasting settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, US official said.

“The outbreak of violence along the Line of Contact in April testifies to the clear and immediate risk posed by the persistence of the protracted conflicts in the OSCE region,” U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for European Affairs Kathleen A. Kavalec said during the OSCE Annual Security Review Conference.

The official emphasized that the Karabakh conflict will not be resolved by military means.

“We hope that the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan will continue to work with the Minsk Group Co-Chairs on implementing the outcomes of the May 16 meeting in Vienna and the June 20 meeting in St Petersburg. We call on the sides to fulfill their Summit-level commitments to expand the OSCE monitoring mission in the conflict zone, finalize a proposal to establish an OSCE investigative mechanism, and advance negotiations on a comprehensive settlement,” Kavalek added.

Speaking during the session on the protracted conflicts in the OSCE region, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for European Affairs said the conflicts in the South Caucasus and Moldova continue to stunt human potential and damage lives.

“The fact that these conflicts persist, unresolved, is a stain on our record as a community of nations,” she added.

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