Germany, as the chairing country of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), will contribute to the pacific resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated the aforesaid during her joint news conference, on Tuesday in capital city Berlin, with visiting Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

In her words, it is  indispensable not only to maintain ceasefire, but to achieve progress in the political process.

“In this regard, it is necessary to cooperate not only with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair countries [i.e. Russia, US, and France], but all members,” stressed Merkel. “We need to think about how we can move the process forward. [But] we can’t do it alone; all parties to the conflict are its part.”

The German chancellor also noted that Russia plays an especially big role in settling this conflict.

“When the word is about reaching a resolution to the conflict, we will use our contacts with the Russians, Americans, and French,” added Angela Merkel.