Will the Co-Chairs of the Minsk Group Visit the Region? Response from the US Embassy

The United States supports the organization of a visit by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs to the region as soon as possible. This was stated by the US Embassy in Armenia in response to a written inquiry from NEWS.am, commenting on Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s statement that Baku will continue to obstruct the Minsk Group's attempts to address the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

“As a co-chair of the Minsk Group, the United States is committed to continuing efforts toward a sustainable political settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. As noted in the recent statement by the co-chairing countries of the OSCE Minsk Group, we encourage the parties to accept the Co-Chairs in the region as soon as possible, allowing them to personally assess the situation on the ground, achieve tangible progress on urgent humanitarian issues, and reach agreement on the agenda for further engagement,” the US Embassy's written response said.

In response to NEWS.am's inquiry about whether the US Embassy sees an opportunity for the Minsk Group co-chairs to visit the region in the near future, the embassy did not provide a direct answer. It should be noted that the visits of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs to the region have been repeatedly postponed. The Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that Azerbaijan is obstructing the visit of the co-chairs. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also announced that it is waiting for a response from Baku and Yerevan regarding the question of resuming the co-chairs' visits to the region.