Concrete and tangible steps in the resolution of protracted conflicts should remain high on the OSCE’s agenda, State Department said in a statement summing up results of OSCE Ministerial in Kyiv.

“Concrete and tangible steps in the resolution of protracted conflicts should remain high on the OSCE’s agenda, and the Organization should continue to play a role in addressing the protracted conflicts in the OSCE space,” the statement reads.

“The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met in Kyiv to continue dialogue on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; their joint statement with the U.S., Russian, and French heads of delegation, which was endorsed by the OSCE Ministerial Council, is an encouraging sign of our shared commitment to making progress toward a peaceful settlement.”

The State Department mentioned that the OSCE Ministerial Council also agreed on a statement on the 5+2 talks on the Transnistrian conflict in Moldova, but was unfortunately unable to agree on a statement about the conflict in Georgia.