OSCE Minsk Group is the only international process that can provide solution to Karabakh issue or at least pave the way for peaceful conflict settlement, said CoE Secretary General Thorbjorn Yagland.

"I must say that the parties' membership to the Council of Europe is an important factor because they have additional grounds for finding a solution," he said.

CoE official finds membership essential not only for countries having conflicts, but also for regional states. "Minsk process is very important. Conflicts are resolved in this way, and Europe is built in this way," APA quotes him as saying.