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Even if NATO is not involved in the Karabakh conflict settlement process, the conflict will have negative consequences on the countries, which are very far from the region, also influencing the Alliance.

NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia, James Appathurai, told the aforementioned to Armenian News – NEWS.am on Tuesday.

In his words, like everyone, the NATO allies see that the level of violence in the conflict zone has risen. Appathurai noted that the April events indeed took them by surprise, being also unexpected for many Armenians. But the violence level rose after this as well, which is a serious reason to worry about, he added.

According to the official, the political process aimed at the settlement of the conflict seems not to manage to reduce the level of violence or achieve a specific solution to the issue despite the regular high-level meetings between the parties.

Although NATO doesn’t wish to interfere in the process of the Karabakh conflict settlement within the OSCE Minsk Group framework, it supports the peaceful process and the co-chairs, Appathurai noted, stressing that there is a serious concern about the high level of violence.  He also noted that saying who is responsible for what is outside the scope of his authorities, this being within the scope of the Minsk Group authorities. NATO doesn’t have observers in the zone of conflict but the situation arouses concerns, he concluded. 

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