OSCE calls on both Armenia and Azerbaijan to engage in negotiations in good faith in order to come up with a comprehensive solution to all unresolved issues, the statement of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Poland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Zbigniew Rau, reads. 

“The OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Poland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Zbigniew Rau, concluded his visit to Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia. The trip focused on existing security challenges and efforts towards sustainable peace as well as strengthening the co-operation between the OSCE and the three states in the South Caucasus region.

During his visit to Azerbaijan, the OSCE Chairman met with President Ilham Aliyev and Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov. The talks focused on the OSCE’s engagement towards lasting and sustainable peace, and finding solutions to outstanding issues between Azerbaijan and Armenia. “We hope to make headway, particularly in urgent humanitarian issues, such as the release of detainees, exchange of information about missing persons, demining, and protection of historical and cultural sites,” he stressed.

In Baku, as well as in Yerevan, Rau highlighted the role of his Personal Representative Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk and offered that his involvement could be enhanced: “His work can bring added value by promoting security, building trust, facilitating humanitarian access and contributing to other vital issues.”

In Armenia, Minister Rau met with President Vahagn Khachaturyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. “Poland’s Chairmanship of the Organization strongly supports all initiatives aimed to facilitate dialogue, which is indispensable to deescalate the persisting tensions on the ground. We are calling on both Armenia and Azerbaijan to engage in negotiations in good faith in order to come up with a comprehensive solution to all unresolved issues,” he stressed.