The French co-chair of the mediating OSCE Minsk Group Bernard Fassier has denied Armenia’s responsibility for breaching ceasefire on the frontline.
“Do you think the ceasefire is violated only by Armenia? You are wrong,” he told a news conference at the French embassy in Baku on Friday.
Fassier said that ceasefire breaches jeopardize peace talks and the conflicting sides should ‘prepare their countries for compromises instead of making acute statements’.
The co-chair mentioned that he was an officer in the French army for 25 years prior to becoming a diplomat, which played an important in role in terms of his present activity. “War is the worst way out”, he said, emphasizing that France supports a peaceful conflict resolution.
“The co-chairs can only provide advice and will not solve the problem instead of the conflicting sides. Both countries believe that the Minsk Group is to blame if nothing happens. But progress has not been achieved so far because the sides have not been ready for this.”
Fassier visited Azerbaijan to attend the opening ceremony of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan main export pipeline on May 25 and to fulfil his duties in the capacity of the French co-chair.
Fassier said that his meeting with Azeri Defense Minister Safar Abiyev on Thursday, of familiarization nature, was efficient. The co-chair added that during his future visits to the country, he plans to meet with the parliament speaker and MPs, as well as the public and leaders of religious organizations.
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