Nonspecific statements by the OSCE Minsk Group and international community condemning violations of ceasefire on the line of contact between the Azerbaijani and Nagorno-Karabakh armed forces incite Baku to further violent acts, Eduard Sharmazanov, Secretary of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) parliamentary faction, told NEWS.am, commenting on the latest statement by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs.

“Of course, the OSCE Minsk Group condemning violations of ceasefire can only be welcomed. However, nonspecific statements are ineffective. Nonspecific statements do not in any way ease tension in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone or put an end to Azerbaijani acts of sabotage on the contact line. It is time for the OSCE Minsk Group and international community address their statements to a particular side and make an assessment of Azerbaijan’s provocations. Otherwise, such statements will only lead to new acts of sabotage on the line of contact,” Sharmazanov said.

On September 6, the OSCE Minsk Group issued a statement, expecting the conflicting parties to be “particularly active in the months leading up to the OSCE Summit.”

“In response to the most recent incidents along the Line of Contact, they also strongly condemn any violation of the cease-fire, in particular incursions across the Line of Contact,” says the statement. “The use of force created the current situation, and its use again would only lead to suffering, devastation, and a legacy of conflict and hostility that would last for generations,” the OSCE MG Co-Chairs state.