Azerbaijani deputy suggests parliament rejects assistance of OSCE Minsk group

Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct.1 /Trend M. Aliyev/ Azerbaijani Parliament has to make a decision on the suspension of the OSCE Minsk group's efforts to find a settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh Armenian Azerbaijani conflict, parliament's deputy Fazail Aghamali stated at the first meeting of parliament's autumn session. International organisations, including the OSCE Minsk group have double standards on the issue of Ramil Safarov's release, Aghamali said. "These organisations which are always turning a blind eye to the crimes of Armenians against Azerbaijanis, exaggerate the issue of release of the Azerbaijani officer who has already served a sufficient sentence. The OSCE Minsk group has adopted an unfair position in the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict," the deputy stated, adding that the OSCE and a number of international organisations have still not recognised Armenia as an aggressor state. "During the past 20 years, the OSCE Minsk group has not made any progress in the conflict settlement. This is why I suggest we should end its efforts," Aghamali noted. The OSCE Minsk group is a group of OSCE member states whose co-chairmen are heading the process of a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. The purpose of OSCE Minsk group is to provide a permanent forum for negotiations on a peaceful settlement of the crises based on principles, responsibilities and OSCE statements. The OSCE Minsk group co-chairmen are currently Jacques Faure (France), Igor Popov (RF) and Robert Bradtke (USA). They regularly visit the region to hold high level negotiations between the parties. They also hold meetings with the chairman and other members of the OSCE Minsk group to prepare a report on negotiations. The OSCE Minsk group include Belarus, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Finland, Turkey as well as Armenia and Azerbaijan along with co-chairmen states. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az