French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Bernard Fassier rightly observed that the contact line is not a border, Eduard Sharmazanov, Press Secretary of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) parliamentary faction, told NEWS.am. Mr. Fassiers’ statement means that, while crossing the contact line, the mediators underlined it was not the border.

“Of course, the contact line is not the border, as Nagorno-Karabakh territory is on the opposite side as well, but that territory is occupied by Azerbaijan,” Sharmazanov said. He does not rule out that the French Co-Chair diplomatically hinted that the Azerbaijan-occupied territories must sooner or later be retuned to Nagorno-Karabakh.

The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs have already held meetings with Azerbaijani and Nagorno-Karabakh leaders, crossed the contact line between the Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces and arrived in Yerevan. The mediators have already held a meeting with RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian.