July 2, 2016 - 11:48 AMT
OSCE insists on mechanisms to investigate incidents in Karabakh

The OSCE should make use of the mechanism of investigation in order to achieve stability in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, an OSCE co-rapporteur said at a session of the organization’s Parliamentary Assembly in Tbilisi, Haqqin.az reports.

Margaret Soderfeld said the OSCE has made certain steps to achieve stability in the region, also adding that "we can do more" to achieve this goal.

In her speech, the OSCE representative weighed in on other conflicts in the OSCE area, also analyzing the problems that women face during conflicts.

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Azeri leader Ilham Aliyev met on June 20 in Saint Petersburg to address the conflict, with Russian President Vladimir Putin mediating the talks. The Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents confirmed their commitment to the implementation of agreements reached at a Vienna-hosted meeting on May 16. To that end, they have agreed to increase the number of international observers in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone. Also, they expressed satisfaction that the ceasefire was now holding.

Prior to that, a meeting between both leaders was organized on May 16 in Vienna, with top diplomats from the MG co-chairing countries hosting the summit.