The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has adopted a new policy line to ignore all the principles – including those proposed by the OSCE – to promote a solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan has said.
Ambassador Andrey Sorokin made the statement at a news conference on Wednesday as he addressed the Assembly’s Tuesday plenary session which approved the controversial report on Nagorno-Karabakh’s Sarsang reservoir.
“Yes, they were considering two very unpleasant tough [draft] resolutions, both being anti-Armenian. And they managed to exclude one from the agenda, which is already victory. Unfortunately, they didn’t succeed in doing the same with the Sarsang [reservoir report].,” the diplomat noted.
The diplomat reaffirmed the OSCE’s commitment to actively support the peace process.
German Ambassador to Armenia Bernhard Matthias Kiesler, whose country recently took over the organization’s presidency, refrained from any comments.
Describing the voting as a matter of concern for parliamentarians, the diplomat said he knows that the latter differ in their opinions with executive authorities. He expressed his country’s support to the Minsk Group mission as the only format authorized to mediate a solution to the land dispute.
The ambassador added that despite the current crisis in Europe, his country is committed to contribute to a dialogue and confidence-building between the conflicting sides.