Azerbaijan, Baku, April 2 / Trend, V.Zhavoronkova /
The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group plan to visit region in the near future, the OSCE told Trend today.
"The goal of the Co-Chairs' visit is to continue discussions on the basis of basic principles, based on the positive momentum of the Sochi meeting," the OSCE said.
Specific measures on fulfilling the obligations assumed in Sochi regarding to the investigation of ceasefire violations with the participation of all sides will also be discussed.
Presidents of Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia Ilham Aliyev, Dmitry Medvedev and Serzh Sargsyan met at the Krasnaya Polyana ski resort near Sochi on March 5.
After the talks in Sochi, the Presidents of Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia, Ilham Aliyev, Dmitry Medvedev and Serzh Sargsyan, made a joint statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement.
The document stresses the desire to resolve all disputed issues by peaceful means and to investigate possible incidents along the ceasefire line, with the participation of the parties under the aegis of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen and with the assistance of the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
