Azerbaijan has officially confirmed the non-constructiveness of its position with respect to the activities by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

Commenting on the situation in connection with the OSCE Office in Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia, Haqqin.az news agency of Azerbaijan informed that Hikmet Haciyev, head of the press service of the Azerbaijan MFA, confirmed that Baku had “blockaded” the OSCE budget.

“Azerbaijan repeatedly informed the Permanent Council of the OSCE that Baku is concerned by the military and political ambitions of the OSCE Office in Yerevan,” stated Haciyev.

The cause for this démarche by Azerbaijan is the implementation of the OSCE demining program.

“As long as the [Karabakh] conflict is not settled, Baku does not consider the implementation of such programs to be expedient,” noted the Azerbaijan MFA spokesperson. “Despite Azerbaijan’s warnings, the [OSCE] Office in Yerevan continued funding such events and programs.”

As reported earlier, the activities of the OSCE Office in Yerevan have temporarily been suspended until consensus is reached on the extension of its mandate.