It was clearly stated at the Astana Summit that any use of force in settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is ruled out, RA Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan stated in an interview with the Armenian Public TV.

“At the summit, primarily in the five-sided statement, as well as in high-level speeches, the following was postulated: first, none of the basic principles of international law can be separated or turned into a banner, with the other principles ignored; second, any use of forces is ruled out in the settlement process; third – and it was also reflected in the U.N. Secretary General’s interview and speech – strengthening of the ceasefire regime and withdrawal of snipers,” Sh. Kocharyan said.

As to whether the above can be considered a result, he said: “I would call it the international community’s attempt to bring Azerbaijan out of its destructive environment into a constructive one.”

On the occasion of the OSCE Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, the Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries (the President of the Russian Federation Dmitri Medvedev, the Prime Minister of France Francois Fillon, and the Secretary of State of the United States Hillary Rodham Clinton), the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, and the President of Armenia Serge Sargsian agreed that the time has come for more decisive efforts to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

The Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan reaffirmed their commitment to seek a final settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, based upon: the principles and norms of international law; the United Nations Charter; the Helsinki Final Act; as well as the statements of Presidents Medvedev, Sarkozy, and Obama, at L’aquila on July 10, 2009, and at Muskoka on June 26, 2010.

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