YEREVAN. – Belligerent rhetoric is impermissible under the conditions of a complicated Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, stated Ambassador Philippe Lefort, the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia, during Friday’s gathering at the Armenian capital city Yerevan State University.     

Ambassador Lefort stressed that bellicose statements are unacceptable and the arms race must end.    

“The EU is against any war. The resumption of military operations will become a disaster for the region,” he stressed.

Philippe Lefort recalled that the cease-fire violations and Azerbaijan’s provocations likewise are within the OSCE monitoring, and that the conflicting parties have reached accordance on investigating the incidents.    

“Such incidents further inflame the fire,” the Ambassador concluded, and added that the EU is attempting to contribute to improving the situation. 

“What’s important is the parties’ awareness that it should no longer continue in this way. It is impermissible to live under the constant threat of a resumption of war,” Philippe Lefort noted.