Warlick: the Purpose of Our Visit is to Follow Up the Decisions Taken during the Meetings in Vienna and St Petersburg

• 10.25.2016, 15:25
•  Region,  World,  Armenia,  NKR

The OSCE MG Co-Chairs are look forward to meetings with Armenian officials to discuss future peace plans over Karabakh, this was declared by the US Co-Chair James Warlick during a press conference.

Ambassador James Warlick said that they are going to meet with President Serzh Sargsyan and the newly appointed Minister of Defense to consider the implementation of the recently reached agreements, Tert.am reports.

"We came to the region for several reasons. The first was to talk about respect for the ceasefire, and we are pleased that the ceasefire has generally been respected," Warlick said, adding that they are ready also to talk about the recent tensions and casualties on the border.

"The second purpose of our visit has been to follow up the decisions taken by the presidents at the summit meetings in Vienna and St Petersburg. This has been an opportunity so far to talk about implementation of those agreements, and we will continue that discussion, of course, this afternoon with President Sargsyan."

"And the third reason - in our role as mediators - is to work towards lasting peace that the people of the region deserve. There are ideas and proposals on the table out there. We hope that the dialogue will continue at the highest level," the diplomat said.

Asked to comment on the failure to implement the agreements reached, the ambassador noted that a key issue discussed at the St Petersburg and Vienna talks was the expansion of Mr Kasprzyk's mission.